Diminishing returns have begun to set in for Sony’s “Spider-Mondays” program, through which the studio is re-releasing each live-action Spider-Man movie in theaters over two months, in celebration of its film division’s centenary. Now firmly in the second half of the run, with four movies having already been re-issued to varying degrees of success, Sony launchedThe Amazing Spider-Man 2in 466 locations nationwide this Monday.
Originally released in 2014,The Amazing Spider-Man 2iswidely considered to be the least-liked of all the Spider-Man films, with aRotten Tomatoesscore of 51%. It arguably has a worse reputation than evenSpider-Man 3, in which many fans find redemptive qualities.The Amazing Spider-Man 2, overflowing with tertiary characters and over-reliant on franchise-building as it was, marked a step down from last week’sThe Amazing Spider-Man. Also directed byMarc Webband starringAndrew Garfieldas the friendly neighborhood superhero,The Amazing Spider-Man 2netted $500,000 on Monday, for a per-theater average of a little over $1,000.Produced on a bloated budget of over $200 million, it ended its theatrical run as the lowest-grossing Spider-Man movie of all time, with $709 million worldwide.
By comparison, Webb and Garfield’s moderately liked firstThe Amazing Spider-Manfilmgenerated $510,000 from the same number of locations last week. While this isn’t a number to scoff at, considering the low theater count and the Monday of it all, it’s significantly less than whatSam RaimiandTobey Maguire’s original Spider-Man trilogywas able to generate last month. The firstSpider-Manfilmgrossed $681,000from the same number of theaters, for a per-theater average of nearly $1,500, while theSpider-Man 3re-releasegrossed $760,000, also from 466 domestic theaters, for a strong $1,600-plus per-theater average. The top-performing film of the festival remainsSpider-Man 2, whichgenerated $805,000for a per-theater average of around $1,700. This aligns with popular sentiment;Spider-Man 2is easily one of the best superhero films ever made.
The ‘Spider-Man’ Series Has Grossed Nearly $9 Billion Worldwide
Raimi and Maguire were slated to return for a fourth movie, but the project was ultimately canned. Webb and Garfield were supposed to come back for future sequels of their own, but those projects were canceled as well. Sony chose to pivot to another reboot, while crafting its own internal cinematic universe simultaneously.Tom Hollandwas cast as Spider-Man for a new series of films directly tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whileSony proceeded with a rival franchisethat grew to include two Venom movies,Morbius, andMadame Web.
Holland appeared in three solo Spider-Man films, each more successful than the last. The third movie, 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home,remains the highest-grossing installment of the series, with $1.9 billion worldwide. It brought back Maguire and Garfield in a multiverse-hopping adventure that delighted Spider-Man fans across generations.The Amazing Spider-Man 2also featuredEmma Stone,Jamie Foxx,Sally Field,Dane DeHaan,Campbell Scott, andPaul Giamatti. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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