‘The Accountant’ Wins Weekend Box Office

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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 2:47PM EDT / Published Oct. 17, 2016 6:04AM EDT

JEAN BAPTISTE LACROIX

Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick’s new drama, The Accountant, led the weekend box office, raking in $24.7 million. The movie, which cost Warner Bros. $40 million to produce and opened to underwhelming reviews, placed no. 1 in the North American box office. The movie was followed by a $12 million tie between Kevin Hart: What Now? and The Girl on the Train. High expectations for Emily Blunt’s Gone Girl-like thriller have seen it bring in a domestic total of $46.6 million over the past two weeks.

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‘The Accountant’ Wins Weekend Box Office

JEAN BAPTISTE LACROIX