‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Becomes Biggest Hollywood Film Of All Time In India; As First Half Box Office Show Signs Of Market Recovery
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film ever released in India, taking $10.6M over the weekend to reach a cumulative $52.8M after just 11 days in cinemas. The Tom Holland and Zendaya film overtook the record previously held by Avatar: The Way Of Water, and its success comes as Indian cinemas show signs of recovery, with foreign films typically taking only a small slice of a market dominated by local productions.
The film opened in India on 30 July, a day ahead of its global release, and has faced little competition so far, though Batwara 1947 and Awarapan 2 are due to open in the coming weekend. It caps a strong summer for Hollywood titles in India, following Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and Obsession, both of which passed the $10M mark locally. Industry data from Ormax Media shows international films held an 8% market share in the first half of 2026, while overall box office revenue for January to June reached $661.66M, the strongest first half since the pandemic and around 10% up on the same period in 2025.
In short
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits $52.8M, India's biggest-ever Hollywood release
- It overtook Avatar: The Way Of Water's record in just 11 days
- India's first-half 2026 box office is its strongest since the pandemic
Explained simply
India’s cinema market is led by films made in the country, so Hollywood releases usually account for a relatively small share of ticket sales. Their performance is often measured against local releases and earlier international hits.
Spider-Man is a long-running comic-book character, and the film stars Tom Holland and Zendaya. Its record follows a strong summer for Hollywood films in India, while wider box-office figures suggest cinema-going there has been recovering since the pandemic.
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