LOS ANGELES — After three weeks of box office dominance, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” ceded its reign to “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” The biblical epic easily ruled the weekend with a $24.5 million debut, according to box office tracker Rentrak’s Sunday estimates, while “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” dominated international charts with a staggering $117.6 million from 38 territories in advance of its North America release this week.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” down 40 percent from last weekend, came in a distant second, earning $13.2 million.

With a $140 million production budget, “Exodus: Gods and Kings” met expectations in its first weekend.

1. “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” $24.5 million ($18.8 million international).

2. “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” $13.2 million ($16 million international).

3. “Penguins of Madagascar,” $7.3 million ($14.7 million international).

4. “Top Five,” $7.2 million.

5. “Big Hero 6,” $6.1 million ($3.9 million international).

6. “Interstellar,”$5.5 million ($11.4 million international).

7. “Horrible Bosses 2,” $4.6 million ($5.9 million international).

8. “Dumb and Dumber To,” $2.8 million.

9. “The Theory of Everything,” $2.5 million ($1.8 million international).

10. “Wild,” $1.6 million.