Tom Holland and Zendaya's Spider-Man: Brand New Day has made a record-breaking start at the Indian box office. 

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film registered the biggest opening ever for a Hollywood release in India, outperforming several previous record holders.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Opens To Record-Breaking NumbersAccording to industry tracker Sacnilk, Spider-Man: Brand New Day grossed Rs 72.44 crore in India on its opening day (July 30). 

The film also earned an India nett collection of Rs 60.60 crore, making it the highest-opening Hollywood film in the country.

With these numbers, the superhero film overtook the opening-day collections of Avengers: Endgame, which had grossed Rs 65 crore (Rs 53.60 crore nett), and Avatar: The Way of Water, which collected Rs 48.75 crore gross (Rs 40.30 crore nett) on its first day in India.

The film also opened ahead of several major Indian releases. It performed better than Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's Pathaan, which grossed Rs 67.19 crore on its opening day, and Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar

Among recent releases, only Dhurandhar 2, starring Ranveer Singh, posted a higher opening-day nett of Rs 102.55 crore in India. Notably, Spider-Man: Brand New Day achieved its opening without any block bookings.

Source:Ndtv