Box Office: ‘Exodus’ Dethrones ‘Mockingjay’

20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment’s biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings” topped the U.S. box office this weekend with a $24.5 million debut, dethroning “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” which fell to the No. 2 slot, taking in $13.2 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter.