LOS ANGELES – The Neil Armstrong film "First Man" has landed in third place at the North American box office, behind last weekend's champs "Venom" and "A Star Is Born."
Studio estimates on Sunday say that the Ryan Gosling biopic brought in $16.5 million.
Directed by Oscar winner Damien Chazelle, "First Man" cost nearly $60 million to produce. Universal Pictures expects it to have a long life at the box office and in awards season.
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First place again went to "Venom" which added $35.7 million, bringing its domestic total to $142.8 million.
Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born" fell only 35 percent in its second weekend, earning $28 million to take second place.
The family friendly "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" opened in fourth place with $16.2 million, while the animated Yeti movie "Smallfoot" was fifth with $9.3 million in its second weekend.
The star-studded "Bad Times At The El Royale," with Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm and Dakota Johnson, debuted in seventh place with $7.2 million.
Final figures are expected Monday.
Contributing: Kim Willis
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