India, Aug. 5 -- Tom Holland's Spider-Man is swinging its way to blockbuster status at the box office. Brand New Day, the fourth solo outing for the actor as the friendly neighbourhood superhero, has hit the $1-billion mark at the global box office in just six days. This includes early release and previews in many parts of the world. This makes Spider-Man: Brand New Day the second-fastest film to the mark after Avengers: Endgame. It is now poised to easily surpass $2 billion before its run ends.

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, including earnings from mark...