India, Aug. 5 -- Up until Titanic released in theatres in 1997, $1 billion was considered unattainable for films at the box office. The James Cameron film surpassed that mark and went one step further, grossing over $2 billion. But times surely have changed. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, released just this weekend, has already crossed the $1 billion mark. And even though it hasn't even completed its first week in theatres, it is still not the fastest film to the mark.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day took the biggest start at the North American box office in history, minting $360 million in its first three days in the US and Canada. Overseas, the film made $572 million during this period. In several overseas markets, the film released early. For i...