Weekend Box Office: 'First Man' Trails 'A Star Is Born,' 'Venom' With Sluggish $16.5M Launch

Oct 14, 2018
Universal's critically acclaimed astronaut drama First Man faltered in its box-office blast off, grossing $16.5 million from 3,640 theaters to come in well behind holdovers Venom and A Star Is Born. The hope now is that the adult-skewing film will be buoyed by a slow burn throughout awards season.
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