Tyhe movie takes a less conventional approach compared to other recent musical biopics about artists like Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, or Bob Marley One Love.

Instead of focusing on his mainstream rise or the making of biggest hits like “Born in the U.S.A.” or “Born to Run,” director Scott Cooper’s film chronicles the writing of Springsteen’s 1982 critically adored (but less commercial) acoustic album “Nebraska.”

Ticket sales were initially tracking a similar start to last year’s “A Complete Unknown,” featuring Timothée Chalamet as the “Like a Rolling Stone” composer in his earlier years. But that film, from Disney’s Searchlight ended up faring better with $11.6 million to start.

A Complete Unknown also had the benefit of playing over the holiday season and rose to $75 million domestically and $140 million globally.