Spider-Man: Brand New Day Becomes India's Highest-Grossing Hollywood Film

Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India, surpassing the previous record held by "Avatar: The Way of Water." The Marvel superhero film, starring Tom Holland, collected a gross of approximately 500 crore rupees in India within 11 days of its release, according to Sony Pictures India. This milestone was reached after the film crossed the 400-crore net mark in just eight days.

The film's record-breaking run in India began with its release on July 30, a day before its international debut. It opened with a historic first-day gross of 72.44 crore rupees, attracting nearly one million moviegoers and setting the biggest opening record for a non-Indian film in the country. Its opening weekend collection across the PVR Inox circuit exceeded 135 crore rupees gross, with an average occupancy of 60 percent.

Gautam Dutta, CEO of revenue and operations at PVR Inox Limited, highlighted the film's broad appeal. "What has been particularly encouraging is not just the scale of the opening weekend, but the breadth of audience participation across markets," he said. The film's success was driven by its availability in multiple languages,...