To many fans,Tobey Maguire’sportrayal of Peter Parker is as good as it gets, and directorSam Raiminailed his first interpretation of the character whenSpider-Manwas released in theaters in 2002. The movie saw success with audiences and at the box office.Spider-Mangrossed $825 million on a $131 million budget, becoming the third highest grossing film of 2002 behindHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsandThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.Related:All 9 Spider-Man Movies, RankedThe immediate success of the movie forced Raimi to think of sequel ideas to build the origin film into a franchise, which would develop intoSpider-Man 2and3.The second film is regarded as the best of the trilogy by some and focuses on Doc Ock, played by Alfred Molina. Although the third film falters due to the sheer amount of villains it tries to include, it was still able to rake in $894 million at the box office.For years fans have tried to watch the trilogy in its entirety, which bounced around from streaming services to on-demand; however, on Aug. 1st, the Sam RaimiSpider-Mantrilogy will be available to watch in all its glory.
Fans of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland were able to see their favorite Spidey’s share the big screen whenSpider-Man: No Way Homereleased in theaters in Dec. 2021. Audiences will hope to see that kind of team-up again in the future, although it may take another 20 years.
No Way Homeis Re-Releasing in Theaters
Money talks andSpider-Man: No Way Homeundoubtedly made a ton of money. The threequel earned nearly $2 billion at the box office, making Marvel and Sony studios swing from the rooftops with joy. It’s no surprise then thatNo Way Homewould receive an extended cut,similar to that ofAvengers: Endgame, which will re-release in theaters later this year.
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In June,Spider-Manactors Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland shared thenews of a ‘More Fun Stuff’ versionofNo Way Home,which would release in theaters this fall. This cut adds 15 minutes of footage to the 148-minute film, which is said to include more scenes with all three of the Spider-Man actors and a scene with Charlie Cox’s Daredevil. The official tweet confirming the release schedule for theMore Fun Stuff Versioncan be found below.
No Way Homewill arrive in theaters in America on Sept. 1st, along with multiple other countries worldwide. However, if you simply can’t wait to watch the movie again and don’t care about more fun stuff,Spider-Man: No Way Homeis available for digital purchase and on Blu-ray now.
