Ridley Scott’s epic Exodus: Gods and Kings easily shot to the top of the weekend box office, earning $24.5 million, according to official studio estimates.
The Old Testament tale starring Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton took advantage of a slow weekend to dethrone The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1, which has held onto the top spot for the past three weeks.
It was not an overwhelming victory for the heavily promoted Exodus, made for a reported budget of $140 million.
“Exodus won the weeke
