Deadline reported grosses on Jupiter Ascending on Sunday at $32.5M and that estimate rose on Monday to $33.8M in Warner Bros' actuals. There are still Australia, China and Japan releases to come, but with an $18.7M opening domestically and with Fifty Shades Of Grey teed up to begin its day-and-date rollout tomorrow, Ju…

Rupert Murdoch, who weeks ago was defending the white cast in 20th Century Fox’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, has taken to Twitter praising Clint Eastwood’s Chris Kyle biopic, exclaiming, “Yes, American Sniper!!”  But, the News Corp. chairman and CEO also took time to target those who he sees are the film’s biggest cynics…

Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods And Kings has received approval from Moroccan censors to be screened in the country’s cinemas following an edit of some dialogue. The film was originally approved, but was then pulled from theaters on December 27 amid objections from a review board over a scene in which a child reveals…

FINAL UPDATE, MONDAY 4:49 PM PT: Across the Top 10 major studio releases internationally there's reason for some holiday cheer. This weekend's figures are up 19.4% over last frame with The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies leading the pack at $89M, plus strong perfs from Exodus: Gods And Kings in new key markets…

The extravagance and ostentation of ancient Egypt can seem rather theatrical to modern eyes, but as realized in Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings, it couldn't be more true to life. So says Dr. Alan Lloyd, a professor of Egyptology seconded to Scott's crew to consult on the film's extraordinary re-creation of the…

FINAL UPDATE, 4:35 PM PT: Actuals are in from the studios with The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies once again charging ahead of its Sunday projections. The final installment in Peter Jackson’s trilogy came in at $109M versus the previously estimated $105.5M. The international cume after Sunday is $269M. Also…

The story of Moses and the Jews’ flight from Egypt is re-told in a new way, using new technologies, in Exodus: Gods and Kings, says producer Peter Chernin, talking in the video clip above as part of Deadline’s Oscar showcase, The Contenders. The film was directed by Ridley Scott and stars Christian Bale and Joel Edgert…

2ND UPDATE, MONDAY 4:39 PM PT: Actuals are in from the international weekend with The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies climbing $4.6M above projections. The 1st frame cume is now $122.2M with 3D results accounting for 71% of the box office total. Increases in key overseas markets have been updated below. Expanded…

Monday update, 3:20PM: 20th Century Fox’s Exodus: Gods and Kings came in just a tad below its weekend estimate yesterday morning with $24.1M today, but then most of the films in the top 10 were off slightly from Sunday, including Paramount’s Top Five which came in $300K less than its projection with $6.9M…

As 20th Century Fox opens its Moses epic Exodus: Gods And Kings on Friday, it faces a locust storm at the marketplace. Not only does the Ridley Scott film have to part the red sea of the sluggish B.O. frame as well as contend with a heavy-duty holiday shopping weekend, but the question remains whether faith-based…

Time for another deeply familiar Old Testament tale to be retold in somewhat controversial fashion with a big-budget Hollywood spin, as I say in my video review above. This time, it’s Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods And Kings, yet another re-telling of the Jews’ flight from Egypt. In this case, Moses is played by Christian…

2ND UPDATE, TUESDAY AM PT: Actuals are in from all studios with the exception of Sony. For the most part the estimates matched the final results, although Mockingjay came in slightly higher with $32.9M for a $306.6M cume, and Penguins Of Madagascar flapped up to $24.2M with a $95M cume. Also among notable upticks was…