Spider-Man: Brand New Day Closes In on 475 Crore as Its Third Week Refuses to Fade
A steady third-week climb has carried the film from 450 crore to nearly 474 crore net, a pace considerably longer than most Hollywood titles sustain in India.
By Bolly Bourse Desk

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Three weeks in, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is still adding meaningful single-day numbers rather than settling into the trickle most films see by this point in a run. The film has climbed from 450 crore net a week ago to just under 474 crore now, a steady week-on-week gain that most non-Indian releases don't sustain this deep into their run.
The shape of the run is what's notable now, not just the size. Most Hollywood tentpoles in India front-load their business into the first ten days and fade quickly after; this one has instead shown real week-to-week resilience deep into its third week, helped by steady Hindi-dub numbers alongside the English original. New competition from Independence Day releases has eaten into its show count without derailing the overall trajectory.
The shape of the run is what's notable now, not just the size.
Where the ceiling sits is still an open question. The film has already rewritten what a Hollywood release can do in this market once; whether the current pace can carry it past 500 crore in the coming week is the number worth watching next.
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