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Spider-Man: Brand New Day becomes India’s top Hollywood grosser with Rs 407 crore
Spider-Man: Brand New Day becomes India’s top Hollywood grosser with Rs 407 crore
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India, collecting Rs 407 crore by Sunday. It surpassed Avatar: The Way of Water's lifetime collection of Rs 391 crore, according…
The Story in Brief
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India, collecting Rs 407 crore by Sunday. It surpassed Avatar: The Way of Water's lifetime collection of Rs 391 crore, according to box office research firm Sacnilk. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, the film released in India a day before its global premiere. Exhibitors estimate it could reach Rs 500 crore in the next week. Analysts cited aggressive marketing by Sony Pictures and the character's multi-generational appeal for the record performance.
The Indian Opinion
Much is being made of Brand New Day's record haul, with analysts crediting 'aggressive marketing' and the character's 'multi-generational appeal'. But this blithe narrative ignores a simpler truth: Indian audiences are hungry for genuine spectacle, not recycled multiverse gimmicks from the MCU. The real test is whether Sony can repeat this magic without Tom Holland or director Destin Daniel Cretton anchored to a fresh story. Will the next Spider-Man entry sustain this momentum, or will it be just another superhero sequel quickly forgotten? The Rs 500 crore mark will give the real answer.
Sources (3): deccanherald.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
