<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $56.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Killer Elite is a 2011 British - Australian action thriller film starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro . The film is based on the 1991 novel The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes and is directed by Gary McKendry . </P> <P> In 1980, mercenaries Danny Bryce (Jason Statham), Hunter (Robert De Niro), Davies (Dominic Purcell), and Meier (Aden Young) are in Mexico to assassinate a man . Danny is shot when he becomes distracted after realizing he has killed the man in front of the target's young daughter . Affected by this, Danny retires and returns to his native Australia . </P> <P> The following year, Danny is summoned to Oman to meet The Agent (Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje). He learns that Hunter failed a $6 million job . If Danny does not complete Hunter's mission, Hunter will be executed . Sheikh Amr, a deposed king of a small region of Oman, wants Danny to kill three former SAS troopers--Steven Harris (Lachy Hulme), Steven Cregg (Grant Bowler), and Simon McCann (Daniel Roberts)--for killing his three eldest sons during the Dhofar Rebellion . Danny must videotape their confessions and make their deaths look like accidents, all before the terminally ill sheikh dies . This will allow the sheikh's fourth son, Bakhait (Firass Dirani), to regain control of his father's desert region . Davies and Meier agree to help Danny for a share of the money . </P>

Film jason statham clive owen robert de niro