Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ casts its web on the Indian audience, enters the coveted Rs 100 crore club at the box office

By IANS

on July 26, 2019

Tom Holland's latest outing as the iconic webslinger Spider-Man has cast its spell on Indian fans. Spider-Man: Far From Home has entered the Rs 100-crore club in the Indian box-office. Globally, the film has swung past the $1 billion mark, becoming the first installment in the franchise to do so.

The Jon Watts directorial follows the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame. The film released in India on July 4 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. The nett box-office collection Indian stands at Rs 84 crore after three weeks. Holland co-stars with Samuel L Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders and Jon Favreau in the film.

“Spider-Man: Far From Home has officially grossed the $1.005 billion at the global box office”, reports Forbes.com. "This is Marvel's third $1 billion-plus earner in 2019, following Captain Marvel ($1.128 billion) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion). It's also the first Spider-Man film to reach the milestone, and Sony's second film to do so after "Skfall" ($1.108 billion in 2012, sans 3D).”

Holland was introduced as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War in 2016. He got his first solo movie with Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017, and returned as the superhero with his second solo movie Spider-Man: Far From Home. Spider-Man: Far From Home follows Peter Parker, who is recruited to save the world while on a school trip to Europe, and deals with the death of his mentor and fellow Avenger Iron Man.

(Source: IANS)