India, July 14 -- This Friday saw the release of two mid-budget Bollywood films in the theatres. Rajkummar Rao's mass turn Maalik clashed with Shanaya Kapoor's belated debut in Aankhon ki Gustaakhiyan at the box office. As the opening weekend ended, neither emerged as the winner, as they were both bested by a Hollywood film, quite fair and square. James Gunn's Superman reboot has soared past the two Hindi releases to emerge as the highest-grossing film in India this weekend.

Superman, starring David Corenswet as the new Man of Steel, opened at Rs.7 crore net on Friday, and showed a healthy jump on the weekend to end up at Rs.25.50 crore net collections in India. Figures shared by Universal Studios India show that the film has earned Rs.3...