The film has already attracted critical acclaim and Oscar buzz.

And now First Man is also reaping financial rewards, taking in $1.1million in Thursday night previews alone, according to Variety.

The Ryan Gosling-starring film about 1969's Apollo 11 moon landing beat Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween to first place.

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The man: First Man is also reaping financial rewards, taking in $1.1million in Thursday night previews alone, according to Variety

The movie stars Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong, with Claire Foy co-starring as his wife Janet.

The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and has garnered an 88% Fresh rating on critical response barometer Rotten Tomatoes.

Goosbumps: Haunted Halloween opened with $750,000 on Thursday night.

The films will be going head to head this weekend with last weekend's box office winners, Venom and A Star Is Born.

Twins! The movie stars Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong, with Claire Foy co-starring as his wife Janet. The pair seen here earlier this month

Portraying Neil Armstrong in the forthcoming First Man movie was no easy task for Ryan Gosling it seems.

The Only God Forgives actor talked about the challenge in the November issue of GQ Magazine.

'So I was trying to look for points of connection,' the star said to director Damien Chazelle. whom he also worked with on La La Land. 'Because, you know, I couldn't connect to his genius, or courage, or bravery, or…the list goes on. But: I am a fan of the theremin.'