<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $44 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $155.2 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Accountant is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor, written by Bill Dubuque and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, Cynthia Addai - Robinson, and John Lithgow . The storyline follows a small - town Illinois certified public accountant with high - functioning autism who actually makes his living uncooking the books of dangerous criminal organizations around the world that are experiencing internal embezzlement . </P> <P> The Accountant premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on October 14, 2016 by Warner Bros. Pictures . The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $155 million worldwide . A sequel is currently in development . </P>

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