The new Ben Affleck movie, The Accountant, ruled the US box office this weekend, taking in $24.7 million for its debut weekend to become the No. 1 film this weekend.

　　The Warner Bros. movie pulled in $9.1 million on Friday (including $1.35 million from earlier previews), another $9.5 million on Saturday, and $6.1 million Sunday to reach $24.7 million for the weekend.

　　Rounding out the top five films for the weekend were Kevin Hart: What Now? ($11.984 million), The Girl on the Train ($11.975 million), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ($8.9 million), and Deepwater Horizon ($6.35 million).

　　The new movie Max Steel, based on the Mattel toy line, came in low, bringing in just $2.1 million for its first weekend. Another notable performance was the Harry Potter IMAX run, which brought in $1.1 million. As part of this, all eight Harry Potter movies were shown in IMAX at theaters this past weekend.

　　Go to Deadline to see a full breakdown of this weekend's US box office numbers.

　　October 14-16 US Box Office:

　　The Accountant -- $24.7 million (week one)Kevin Hart: What Now?--$11.984 million (week one)The Girl on the Train --$11.975 million(week two)Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children -- $8.9 million (week three)Deepwater Horizon-- $6.35 million (week 3)Storks -- $5.6M (week four)Magnificent Seven-- $5.2 million (week four)Middle School -- $4.25 million(week two)Sully-- $2.96 million (week 6)Birth of a Nation -- $2.7 million(week 2)