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Exodus: Gods and Kings has topped the US box office.



The Ridley Scott epic claimed $24.5m to knock The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 off the top spot.

Mockingjay is down to two with $13.2, while animated spin-off Penguins of Madagascar is at three with $7.3.

Top Five is new at four, while Disney Pixar's Big Hero 6 is down one place to five.

Interstellar is at six, while comedy sequel Horrible Bosses 2 is at seven.

Dumb and Dumber To is at eight with $2.8m, while The Theory of Everything and Reese Witherspoon's Wild round out the Top 10.

The US weekend box office Top 10 for December 14 is as follows:
1. (-) Exodus: Gods and Kings - $24,500,000
2. (1) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 - $13,200,000
3. (2) Penguins of Madagascar - $7,300,000
4. (-) Top Five - $7,210,000
5. (4) Big Hero 6 - $6,145,000
6. (5) Interstellar - $5,500,000
7. (3) Horrible Bosses 2 - $4,630,000
8. (6) Dumb and Dumber To - $2,757,000
9. (7) The Theory of Everything - $2,525,000
10. (15) Wild - $1,550,000