";s:4:"text";s:8551:" After progress on the film stalled for nearly 25 years, it was licensed for a worldwide release by Columbia Pictures in 1999 after it acquired options from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on all previous scripts developed by Cannon Films, Carolco, and New Cannon. Eric Harrison, of the Houston Chronicle, was initially skeptical of the casting of Maguire, but, after seeing the film, he stated, "it becomes difficult to imagine anyone else in the role. [72] A Blu-ray release was followed on July 5, 2011. His father, Vincent Maguire, was a cook and sometimes a construction worker. [40], In April 1999, although Sony Pictures optioned from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer all preceding script versions of a Spider-Man film, it only exercised the options on "the Cameron material", which contractually included a multi-author screenplay and a forty-five-page "scriptment" credited only to James Cameron. Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe were the only actors who reprised their roles from the film. Spider-Man was the highest-grossing superhero origin film, a record it held for 15 years until it was surpassed by Wonder Woman (2017).
Tig Notaro was offered the role by Raimi and auditioned, but lost it to Spencer. He is best known for his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Filmmakers Tobe Hooper, Joseph Zito, and James Cameron were all attached to direct the film at one point. [86], The film dropped to the second position in its third weekend, behind Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, but still made $45,036,912, dropping only 37%, averaging $12,458 per theater, and bringing the 17-day tally to $285,573,668. [2] He is of mostly Irish American heritage, and also has Austrian and Puerto Rican descent. "[101] USA Today critic Mike Clark believed the casting rivaled that of Christopher Reeve as 1978's Superman. When Norman boasts about how he will later kill Mary Jane, an enraged Peter overpowers Norman. J. Jonah Jameson, publisher of the Daily Bugle newspaper, hires Peter as a freelance photographer, since Peter is the only person providing clear images of Spider-Man. For example, both auditioned for the same part in the 1990 TV series based on the 1989 comedy Parenthood.
The film became a financial success: it was the first film to reach $100 million in a single weekend, and became the most successful film based on a comic book at the time. By July 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of Spider-Man had sold 2.1 million copies and earned $74 million in the United States. A video game based on the film of the same name was released. Here he played the son of a unionist German immigrant who joins his southern friends in the Missouri riders, avenging the atrocities committed against Missourians by Kansas Jayhawkers and redleggers. [40], In 2004, Maguire took up tournament poker. His parents were 18 and 20, and not yet married, when he was born. It was tough.
[89] In the box office, Spider-Man became 2002's highest-grossing film with $403,706,375 in the U.S. and Canada, defeating The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. [13], In 2001, Maguire took a role that featured his youthful-sounding voice, a beagle puppy named Lou, in the family movie Cats & Dogs. Everbeck was intended to play Eddie Brock, but his scenes were unreleased. Due to Spider-Man's popularity with younger children, this prompted much controversy. [45] Maguire's actions at the game are portrayed by Michael Cera in the film Molly's Game through the character "Player X". "[79], The film also set a record for crossing the $100,000,000 milestone in 3 days, at the time being the fastest any film had reached the mark. [80] This opening weekend haul had an average of $31,769 per theater, which at the time, Box Office Mojo reported as being "the highest per theater average ever for an ultra-wide release.
[28][29] Michael Papajohn appears as The Carjacker, the criminal who allegedly murdered Ben Parker. [75] Its American DVD revenue by July 2004 was $338.8 million. [50] Columbia gave the Writers Guild of America a list of four writers as contributors to the final Spider-Man script: Rosenberg, Sargent and James Cameron, all three of whom voluntarily relinquished credit to the fourth, Koepp. "[98] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". "Maguire, winning as he is, never quite gets the chance to bring the two sides of Spidey—the boy and the man, the romantic and the avenger—together. [44] Shortly after this episode Maguire reportedly stole the game from Bloom, leading Bloom to move to New York. [88] It stayed at the second position in its fourth weekend, grossing $35,814,844 over the four-day Memorial Day frame, dropping only 21% while expanding to 3,876 theaters, averaging $9,240 over four days, and bringing the 25-day gross to $333,641,492. "[103] The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt thought: "the filmmakers' imaginations work in overdrive from the clever design of the cobwebby opening credits and Spider-Man and M.J.'s upside down kiss—after one of his many rescues of her—to a finale that leaves character relationships open ended for future adventures. [10] Maguire then sought help for a drinking problem from Alcoholics Anonymous; he has been sober ever since. In late August, the BBFC relaxed its policy to "12A", leading Sony to re-release the film. [4] Maguire spent much of his childhood moving from town to town, living with each parent and other family members. DiCaprio was cast, and Maguire later got a guest role at least partly on DiCaprio's recommendation. [78], The film stayed at the top position in its second weekend, dropping only 38% and grossing another $71,417,527,[86] while averaging $19,755.89 per theater. [83] This was the highest opening day at the time until it was surpassed by its sequel Spider-Man 2's $40.4 million haul in 2004.
His performance as Spider-Man earned him some glowing reviews. Even if she suspects he's Peter Parker, she doesn't try to find out. The following court case led to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to fine Sony $58,805. They fight and Peter is wounded. Despite this, North Norfolk and Breckland District Councils, in East Anglia, changed it to a "PG", and Tameside council, Manchester, denoted it a "PG-12". Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film won several awards ranging from Teen Choice Awards to the Saturn Awards, and was also nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Visual Effects and Best Sound (Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Ed Novick), but lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Chicago, respectively. At Norman's funeral, Harry swears vengeance toward Spider-Man, whom he deems responsible for his father's death, and asserts that Peter is all the family he has left. [81] The $114.8 million opening weekend was the highest at the North America box office film for a non-sequel, until it was surpassed eight years later by Alice in Wonderland. At the time, this was the highest-grossing second weekend of any film. We had no money.". When a thief suddenly robs the promoter's office, Peter allows him to escape. [84] Spider-Man also set an all-time record for the highest earnings in a single day with $43,622,264 on its second day of release,[78][83] a record later surpassed by Shrek 2 in 2004.
Upon graduating, Peter begins using his abilities to fight injustice, donning a costume and the persona of Spider-Man. [34] R&B/soul singer Macy Gray appears as herself performing at the World Unity Fair. Raimi himself appeared off-screen, throwing popcorn at Parker as he enters the arena to wrestle Bonesaw McGraw, played by former professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Norman, upon learning Oscorp's board plans to force him out in order to sell the company to Quest, assassinates them at the World Unity Fair. [52][53] Sony's Stage 29 was used for Parker's Forest Hills home, and Stage 27 was used for the wrestling sequence where Parker takes on Bonesaw McGraw (Randy Savage). His mother, Wendy (Brown), did advertising, publicity, and acting in Hollywood for years as she coached and managed Tobey.