made $ 11.98 million ( $ 46.6 million total ) . the marketing for this movie showed it to be a smart action movie with ben affleck , " says paul dergarabedian , senior media analyst for comscore . " the opening weekend beat 2013 predecessor kevin hart : let me explain , which opened with $ 10 million and went on to make $ 32 million . it does n't matter what the rank , kevin hart is a profit machine , " dergarabedian says . " without early screenings for critics , max steel had a 0 % positive rating on rotten tomatoes ( based on eight reviews ) and received a b from audiences at cinemascore . here 's what anna kendrick and ben affleck in ' the accountant . ' max steel , the weekend 's other major release , disappeared with $ 2.2 million .