Box Office: 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' is No. 1 with $24.5 million debut Los Angeles Times | December 14, 2014 | 11:29 AM "Exodus: Gods and Kings" dominated the box office this weekend, riding past "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1" and meeting expectations with an estimated $24.5-million debut. Lionsgate's "Mockingjay" fell to second while adding $13.2 million to its domestic haul, and Fox's "Penguins of Madagascar" took third place over the weekend, adding $7.3 million to its haul of about $60 million to date. For more box office coverage, go to latimes.com/companytown.