--- description: 'Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings' earned $24.5 million to propel it to the top spot at the American box office title: 'Exodus' Dethrones 'Mockingjay' to Win Weekend Box Office image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt027bd06aa9b5f635/69876e8d55a85916bea84b60/exodus1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Exodus_ Dethrones _Mockingjay_ to Win Weekend Box Office  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 14, 2014 7:12 PM CUT  'Exodus: Gods And Kings' 'Exodus: Gods And Kings'20th Century Fox  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 14, 2014 7:12 PM CUT Ridley Scott’s _Exodus: Gods and Kings_ earned $24.5 million to unseat _The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1_ for the top spot at the American box office, [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-exodus-topples-mockingjay-with-25-million-1201378723/ "undefined") reports. _Exodus,_ whichtells the Old Testament story of Moses, features Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton, as well as Sigourney Weaver and Aaron Paul. The box office victory comes despite critics widely [panning](http://time.com/3632659/exodus-gods-and-kings-review/ "undefined") the movie, which has a 28% critic approval [rating](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exodus%5Fgods%5Fand%5Fkings/ "undefined") on Rotten Tomatoes. Scott has also been [criticized](http://time.com/3608724/ridley-scott-white-actors-exodus-gods-and-kings/ "undefined") for casting only white actors in leading roles. The win for _Exodus_ comes after three straight weeks of _Mockingjay_ at No. 1\. The latest in the _Hunger Games_ franchise came in second and took in $13.2 million. The movie has grossed more than $270 million since it opened last month. \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-exodus-topples-mockingjay-with-25-million-1201378723/ "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_REVIEW: Don’t Let Your People Go See_ ](http://time.com/3632659/exodus-gods-and-kings-review/ "undefined")[Exodus: Gods and Kings](http://time.com/3632659/exodus-gods-and-kings-review/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3632947/exodus-mockingjay-box-office/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3632947/exodus-mockingjay-box-office/"},"headline":"Exodus Dethrones Mockingjay to Win Weekend Box Office","datePublished":"2014-12-14T19:12:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:50:36.471Z","description":"Ridley Scott's film earned $24.5 million","url":"https://time.com/3632947/exodus-mockingjay-box-office/","keywords":["movies","Hunger Games","Box-office","ridley scott","Mockingjay"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt027bd06aa9b5f635/69876e8d55a85916bea84b60/exodus1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt027bd06aa9b5f635/69876e8d55a85916bea84b60/exodus1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, Christian Bale, 2014. TM and Copyright ©Twentieth Century Fox Film","caption":"EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, Christian Bale, 2014. TM and Copyright ©Twentieth Century Fox Film","creditText":"20th Century Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3632947/exodus-mockingjay-box-office/","name":"Exodus Dethrones Mockingjay to Win Weekend Box Office"}}]}] ```