Killer Elite

2011 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Assassin, Criminal, Murderer

Synopsis

When his mentor is taken captive by a disgraced Arab sheik, a killer-for-hire is forced into action. His mission: kill three members of Britain's elite Special Air Service responsible for his son's deaths.

Scores

Overall Score
75.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.8%
Review Aggregate
41.5

Critic Consensus

26.6% Fresh • 124 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 27% of 124 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedgrittyhistoricalemotionalvisually strikingfunnyaction-packedcharacter-drivenpacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jason Statham2011$5,055,000$7,051,000(est)
Clive Owen2011$3,112,000$4,340,000(est)
Robert De Niro2011$2,343,000$3,268,000(est)
Dominic Purcell2011$1,915,000$2,672,000(est)
Aden Young2011$1,638,000$2,285,000(est)
Yvonne Strahovski2011$1,442,000$2,012,000(est)
Ben Mendelsohn2011$1,295,000$1,806,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count124
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes139,221

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$25,124,966$35,045,362
International2011$31,959,556$44,578,536
Worldwide2011$57,084,522$79,623,898

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2011$25,346,305$35,354,095
Digital Rentals ?2011$4,301,000$5,999,216
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,382,000$1,927,672
Physical Rentals ?2011$7,869,000$10,976,013
Physical Purchases ?2011$18,764,000$26,172,818
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$6,029,992$8,410,887
Total Revenues2011$63,692,297$88,840,701
Expenses
Budget ?2011$70,000,000$97,638,951
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2011$25,000,000$34,871,054
Participations2011$1,274,000$1,777,029
Residuals ?2011$2,478,000$3,456,419
Interest & Overhead2011$10,500,000$14,645,843
Total Expenses2011$109,252,000$152,389,295
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-45,559,703$-63,548,594

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