Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks India’s Hollywood Box-Office Record
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become a very big movie around the world.
It has reportedly earned more than $2 billion.
In India, it has earned more money than any other Hollywood movie before it.
The movie passed Avatar: The Way of Water’s record.
Sony Pictures India says many more people watched it than the previous Spider-Man movie.
The company believes the emotional story helped bring in new viewers.
People watched the film in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and other languages.
The movie was also shown in special large-screen and sound formats.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day reportedly crossed $2 billion worldwide and reached $2.2 billion while continuing its run.
The film became India’s highest-grossing Hollywood release, surpassing Avatar: The Way of Water.
Sony Pictures India says the film has earned about ₹540 crore, compared with ₹290 crore for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Emotional storytelling and accessible character relationships are credited with attracting new and regional audiences.
Viewership in India was 53% English, 34% Hindi, about 10% Tamil and Telugu, with other languages making up the remainder.
- Who
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sony Pictures Releasing International, India, and audiences across the country.
- What
- The film became India’s highest-grossing Hollywood release and reportedly crossed $2 billion worldwide.
- When
- Less than a month after its release; the interview says the film was still continuing its theatrical run.
- Where
- Worldwide, with India identified as a particularly strong market, including Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns.
- Why
- The film’s emotional and relatable storytelling, broad language release, strong audience interest and premium-format screenings were cited as reasons for its success.
- Worldwide gross
- Reported at $2.2 billion and still rising.
- Indian gross
- About ₹540 crore, according to Sony Pictures India.
- Previous Spider-Man comparison
- Spider-Man: No Way Home earned about ₹290 crore in India, according to the interview.
- India record
- The film reportedly surpassed Avatar: The Way of Water as India’s highest-grossing Hollywood release.
- Language share
- English accounted for about 53% of viewership, Hindi 34%, Tamil and Telugu about 10%, and other languages the remainder.
- Premium formats
- The film was described as the first Hollywood release mastered and released in the EPIQ premium large-format cinema system.