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