India, Aug. 2 -- Spider-Man is taking on all the Avengers himself, and he is winning. This is not the plot of some Marvel fanfiction, but what is actually unfolding at the North American box office with the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The fourth instalment in Tom Holland's Spider-Man series has shattered the record for the highest opening-day collection by a film in the US, beating Avengers: Endgame, no less.

Brand New Day, jointly released by Marvel and Sony, broke the record for the highest collections from paid previews and advance screenings as it raked in $72 million from previews. The previous record belonged to Avengers: Endgame, which earned $60 million from previews in 2019. On Friday, Brand New Day added over $95 mill...