It would go on to gross $403,706,375 domestically and a whopping $821,708,551 worldwide. The film was a massive hit, raking in $114,844,116 in its opening weekend. Spider-Man swung into American cinemas on May 3rd, 2002, kicking off the summer blockbuster season. Best field trip ever? Probably.īefore Peter can figure out a way to leverage these skills into fame and fortune (or, at least, a circus career), Peter's hometown of New York City is besieged by the Green Goblin, a powerful, spiteful, thoroughly maniacal supervillain intent on wreaking havoc-and only Peter, as his alter ego Spider-Man, can stop him. Here's what goes down: Peter Parker gets bitten on the hand by a genetically engineered spider on a school field trip and wakes up with superpowers. The plot is local kid making good, but with a twist. And therein lies the noble, dorky charm of Spider-Man…and the film, uncreatively titled Spider-Man. He's a high schooler in love with his next-door neighbor. He's a good kid who wants to make his aunt and uncle proud. Instead, he's a likeable nerd who gets bitten by a spider. And he's certainly not a genius science guru like Iron Man. He's not an alien like Superman or a crazy-rich tech whiz like the Caped Crusader. Stars: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James FrancoĪnd the same goes for superheroes…or, at least, for Spider-Man.
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