Spider-Man in movies
The fictional character Spider-Man, a Marvel Comics superhero created in 1962, has appeared in many movies. His first movie appearance was 1977's Spider-Man, the pilot of The Amazing Spider-Man TV series, where he was played by Nicholas Hammond. The movie was followed by two sequels, Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978) and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981). In 1978, another movie titled Spider-Man was released, as a spin-off of the Japanese Spider-Man TV series, starring Shinji Tōdō.
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After many canceled movies, the first Hollywood Spider-Man movie was released. Released by Sony, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, the movie was a big success. Two sequels were released, Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). The fourth movie was canceled and Sony released a reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield. A sequel was released in 2014, but its sequels and spin-offs were canceled as well.
After The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony made a deal with Marvel Studios to make Spider-Man part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Played by Tom Holland, the character made his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War (2016), followed by his own movie, directed by Jon Watts, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). He returned for Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), before getting two sequels, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). In No Way Home both Maguire and Garfield returned, along with some villains from their respective movies.
While Spider-Man was in the MCU, Sony continued making their own movies. In 2018, they started their own cinematic universe, the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), consisting of Venom (2018), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), Morbius (2022), Madame Web (2024), and the upcoming Venom: The Last Dance (2024) and Kraven the Hunter (2024). They also began the Spider-Verse animated movie series, consisting of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), and the upcoming Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (TBA).
Early movies
changeThe Amazing Spider-Man series
change| Movie | Release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man | September 14, 1977 | E. W. Swackhamer | Alvin Boretz | Charles W. Fries, Daniel R. Goodman and Edward J. Montagne |
| Spider-Man Strikes Back | May 8, 1978 | Ron Satlof[1] | Robert Janes | |
| Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge | May 9, 1981 | Don McDougall | Lionel E. Siegel | |
Japanese movie
change| Movie | Release date | Director | Screenwriter | Story by | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man | July 22, 1978 | Kōichi Takemoto | Susumu Takaku | Saburo Yatsude | Susumu Yoshikawa |
Sam Raimi's trilogy
change| Movie | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man | May 3, 2002 | Sam Raimi | David Koepp | Laura Ziskin and Ian Bryce | |
| Spider-Man 2 | June 30, 2004 | Alvin Sargent | Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon | Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad | |
| Spider-Man 3 | May 4, 2007 | Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and Alvin Sargent | Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi | Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Grant Curtis | |
Marc Webb's movies
change| Movie | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriters | Story by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Spider-Man | July 3, 2012 | Marc Webb | James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, and Steve Kloves | James Vanderbilt | Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | May 2, 2014 | Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jeff Pinkner | Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, and James Vanderbilt | Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach |
Marvel Cinematic Universe
change| Movie | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriters | Story by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | July 7, 2017 | Jon Watts | Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers | Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley | Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | July 2, 2019 | Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers | |||
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | December 17, 2021 | ||||
Spider-Verse
change| Movie | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | December 14, 2018 | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman | Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman | Phil Lord | Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Christina Steinberg |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | June 2, 2023 | Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson | Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Dave Callaham | ||
| Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | TBD | ||||
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
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changeBox office
change| Movie | Release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories |
North America | Other territories |
Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide | |||
| 1977 film | |||||||||
| Spider-Man | — | 1977 | — | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | — | Unknown | Unknown | [2] |
| Sam Raimi films | |||||||||
| Spider-Man | May 3, 2002, | $407,704,224 | $418,002,176 | $825,706,400 | 35 | 82 | $139 million | [3] | |
| Spider-Man 2 | June 30, 2004 | $374,394,520 | $415,390,628 | $789,785,148 | 46 | 95 | $200 million | [4] | |
| Spider-Man 3 | May 4, 2007 | May 1, 2007 | $337,596,254 | $558,453,070 | $896,049,324 | 60 | 64 | $258 million | [5] |
| Marc Webb films | |||||||||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | July 3, 2012 | June 27, 2012 | $262,030,663 | $495,900,000 | $757,930,663 | 115 | 104 | $230 million | [6] |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | May 2, 2014 | April 16, 2014 | $202,853,933 | $506,128,390 | $708,982,323 | 208 | 121 | $250 million | [7] |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | |||||||||
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | July 7, 2017 | July 5, 2017 | $334,201,140 | $545,965,784 | $880,166,924 | 64 | 68 | $175 million | [8] |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | July 2, 2019 | June 28, 2019 | $390,532,085 | $741,395,911 | $1,131,927,996 | 40 | 25 | $160 million | [9] |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | December 17, 2021 | December 15, 2021 | $814,115,070 | $1,107,732,041 | $1,921,847,111 | 3 | 7 | $200 million | [10] |
| Animated Spider-Verse | |||||||||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | December 14, 2018 | December 12, 2018 | $190,241,310 | $194,057,426 | $384,298,736 | 232 | 335 | $90 million | [11] |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | June 2, 2023 | $381,593,754 | $309,304,156 | $690,897,910 | 50 | 147 | $100 million | [12] | |
| Total | $3,694,980,518 | $5,301,188,974 | $8,996,169,492 | 3 | 2 | $1.702 billion | [13] [14] | ||
References
change- ↑ "Ron Satlof". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ↑ Hofius, Jason (2010). Age Of TV Heroes: The Live-Action Adventures Of Your Favorite Comic Book Characters. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-1605490106.
- ↑ "Spider-Man (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Spider-Man 2 (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Spider-Man 3 (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Spider-Man: Far from Home". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Spider-Man: No Way Home". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ "Spider-Man Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Movie Franchises and Brands Index". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2019.