By Variety | Created at 2026-08-10 09:59:52 | Updated at 2026-08-10 10:43:06
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Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India, dethroning “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
A $10.6 million weekend boosted the “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” India total to $52.8 million, according to Sony. “Avatar: The Way of Water” had a lifetime gross of $50.8 million.
The result was expected after “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” delivered a historic theatrical debut in India, dethroning “Avengers: Endgame” to claim the biggest opening frame for a non-Indian film in the country’s box office history.
The superhero tentpole generated a gross collection of INR72.44 crore ($7.6 million) on its first day, surpassing the previous Hollywood launch benchmark set by “Avengers: Endgame”. The opening frame saw nearly 1 million moviegoers flocking to cinemas on its opening Thursday alone.
Across India’s largest cinema chain, PVR Inox, the film grossed over INR135 crore GBOC ($14.1 million) during its opening weekend, welcoming nearly 3 million moviegoers at an average occupancy of 60%. Nationwide, the film’s four-day extended opening weekend produced a gross collection of $35.4 million, according to Sony, across 17,250 screens.
Gautam Dutta, CEO, revenue and operations, PVR Inox Limited, had said about the film’s historic opening weekend: “The response to ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has been truly outstanding and reflects the enduring appeal of global event cinema on the big screen. What has been particularly encouraging is not just the scale of the opening weekend, but the breadth of audience participation across markets. We have seen exceptional demand from metros as well as Tier II and Tier III cities, with advance bookings, healthy walk-ins and repeat viewership contributing to sustained momentum throughout the weekend.”
Metropolitan centers recorded unprecedented demand, with Bengaluru leading all cities by contributing 23% of tracked top-city grosses, followed by Hyderabad at 17%, Mumbai at 15%, and Delhi at 14%.
Linguistic versatility and broad penetration across India’s regional circuits drove the record gross numbers, with strong demand spanning major metropolitan centers as well as Tier II and Tier III cities. The original English-language version led theatrical collections with a 55% occupancy rate across nearly 8,000 shows. The Hindi-language dubbed edition generated an extraordinary 95% occupancy across some 7,000 shows, demonstrating the character’s reach into regional markets. Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.
The film crossed 6 million ticket sales on ticketing portal BookMyShow on its opening weekend. “The film has struck a chord with audiences nationwide, with English leading the charge, closely followed by Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, while markets such as Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Chennai continue to drive exceptional demand. The film is doing superbly in all non-2D formats including 3D, 4DX, Dolby and Epiq formats,” said Ashish Saksena, COO – cinemas, BookMyShow.
“What’s particularly exciting is that ‘Brand New Day’ has now surpassed the lifetime ticket sales of several landmark titles including ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ and ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ on BookMyShow,” Saksena added. “This is a clear reflection of the growing appetite for tentpole cinematic experiences and the unparalleled excitement that beloved franchises continue to generate. The response has been extraordinary, reiterating that when it comes to event films and large-screen spectacle, audiences continue to choose the magic of the theatrical experience.”
