India, Aug. 2 -- Hollywood's superhero boom has slowed sharply in recent years, but Spider-Man is showing that audiences can still turn up in huge numbers for the right superhero movie. Sony Pictures said on Saturday that "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" was on track to collect at least $325 million at the North American box office from Thursday through Sunday.

If that estimate holds, it would give the movie one of the biggest domestic openings in Hollywood history. The movie would rank second only to Disney's "Avengers: Endgame," which opened to $357 million in 2019, according to The New York Times. After adjusting for inflation, "Endgame" made about $467 million in today's money.

Analysts expected "Brand New Day" to make around $550 millio...