Ridley Scott’s Biblical feature film, Exodus: Gods and Kings has found its way to the top of this Friday’s US Box Office, despite recent controversy surrounding the film’s cast and stiff competition from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The movie took in a respectable $8.6 million on Friday and is estimated to total $25 million by the end of its opening weekend.
However it seems Christian Bale and Ridley Scott may struggle next weekend as the US gears up for the full release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Even if Exodus hits its $25 million estimate it will still be leagues behind the whopping $73.6 million set by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug this time last year.
Friday Box Office Totals
1. Exodus: Gods and Kings – $8,625,000
2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – $3,790,000 ($267.9 million total)
3. Top Five $2,500,000
4. Penguins of Madagascar $1,570,000 ($53.1 million total)
5. Interstellar $1,490,000 ($162.7 million total)<
Be sure to check in again tomorrow for the full US Box Office report and in the meantime you can check out our three star review for Exodus: Gods and Kings here.
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Originally published December 13, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
