100-439: (Redirected from Sm2 ) SM2 or SM-2 may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Films [ edit ] Spider-Man 2 , the second Spider-Man film released in 2004 Superman II , the second Superman film released in 1980 Scary Movie 2 , the second Scary Movie film released in 2001 Music [ edit ] Spiritual Machines 2 ,
200-584: A PlayStation Portable (PSP) bundle. The film received a novelization written by Peter David . The film was released on Blu-ray in October 2007 as a part of the Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy box set. It was also released separately on Blu-ray in November 2010 as well as the previous film as part of Sony 's Blu-ray Essentials Collection including both the theatrical release and
300-472: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of
400-579: A blueprint for future movies in the genre. Its success led to Spider-Man 3 (2007). The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) explored the concept of the multiverse to connect the previous Spider-Man films to the MCU, with Maguire and Molina reprising their roles. Two years after Norman Osborn 's death, Peter Parker struggles professionally and personally because of his commitments as Spider-Man. Peter juggles multiple jobs and faces overdue rent and schoolwork as his Aunt May
500-465: A chair. Each tentacle was controlled by four people, who rehearsed every scene with Molina so that they could give a natural sense of movement as if the tentacles were moving due to Octavius' muscle movement. On set, Molina referred to his tentacles as "Larry", "Harry", "Moe" and "Flo", with "Flo" being the top-right tentacle as it was operated by a female grip and performed delicate operations like removing his glasses and lighting his cigar. Edge FX
600-568: A child from a burning building, but another person dies. Believing he could have saved them both as Spider-Man, Peter concludes that his responsibilities as Spider-Man outweigh his personal happiness. Octavius completes his enhanced machine and confronts Harry, demanding the rare isotope tritium to fuel it. Harry agrees in exchange for Octavius bringing him Spider-Man, instructing Octavius to use Peter to find him. Realizing she does not love John, Mary Jane meets with Peter to confess her feelings, but he lies that he does not reciprocate. Octavius attacks
700-541: A colleague of Octavius, while Willem Dafoe reprises his role as Norman Osborn , Harry's deceased father who appears to him as a hallucination. Dafoe came up with the idea during promotion for Spider-Man , which he compared to King Hamlet haunting his son to avenge him. Elizabeth Banks , John Paxton, Ted Raimi and Bill Nunn reprise their roles as Betty Brant , Osborn family butler Bernard Houseman, Ted Hoffman, and Robbie Robertson , respectively. Elya Baskin portrays Mr. Ditkovitch, Peter's landlord, (whose name
800-546: A conversation with Spider-Man. Donnell Rawlings portrays the New Yorker who exclaims that Spider-Man "stole that guy's pizzas" and Emily Deschanel portrays a receptionist. Brent Briscoe plays the garbage man who finds Spider-Man's costume in the trash and gives it to Jameson. Peter McRobbie plays an OsCorp representative. Reed Diamond plays Algernon. Daniel Dae Kim plays Raymond, an assistant of Otto Octavius working in his laboratory. Aasif Mandvi portrays Mr. Aziz,
900-465: A date, this horrifies Mary Jane and in the resulting battle with Spider-Man his tentacles are fused together, and the fusion begins to kill him. In the script, Octavius is the creator of the genetically altered spider from the first film, and gives Peter an antidote to remove his powers: this means when Octavius is dying with his tentacles, he wants to extract Spider-Man's spine to save himself. This leads to an alliance with Harry (a detail which made it into
1000-460: A joke of it with Raimi, creating the line "My back, my back" as Spider-Man tries to regain his powers. Raimi said that while filming the scene he yelled at Maguire to get to the edge of the building, but Maguire refused to do it. Even Rosemary Harris took a turn, putting her stunt double out of work. In contrast, Alfred Molina joked that the stunt team would "trick" him into performing a stunt time and again. J. K. Simmons said that while filming
1100-654: A medium-range surface-to-air missile, the successor of the RIM-24 Tartar missile RIM-67 Standard (SM-1ER/SM-2ER non-VLS capable), an extended range surface-to-air missile, the successor of the RIM-2 Terrier missile SM-2, Royal Navy Second Submarine Squadron (motto: "Second to None") Hunter-Killer boats based in HM Naval Base Devonport Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Software [ edit ] SM-2 (algorithm) , one of
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#17328583756631200-655: A particular superhero character often focuses on the hero's origin story , and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet
1300-525: A research nuclear reactor at RIAR [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SM2&oldid=1260033742 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1400-429: A script of the film, as Raimi, Ziskin, and Maguire loved Smallville . On May 8, 2002, following Spider-Man 's record-breaking $ 115 million opening weekend, Sony Pictures announced a sequel for 2004. Entitled The Amazing Spider-Man , after the character's main comic book title, the film was given a budget of $ 200 million and aimed for a release date of May 7, 2004. The following month, David Koepp
1500-520: A sneak preview of the then-upcoming Spider-Man 3 . The cut also featured new, alternate, and extended scenes, and a featurette: "Inside Spider-Man 2.1", detailing the making of the cut. A similar cut aired on January 2, 2007, on the FX channel with an exclusive sneak preview for Spider-Man 3 . Spider-Man 2 grossed $ 374.7 million in the United States and Canada and $ 421.2 million in other territories for
1600-661: A total of $ 88.2 million, surpassing Austin Powers in Goldmember ($ 73.1 million) to have the largest July opening weekend. Moreover, Spider-Man 2 also beat Men in Black II ($ 52.1 million) for having the biggest Fourth of July opening weekend at the time. The film held the record until 2011 when it was broken by Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($ 97.9 million). With a total gross of $ 152.6 million, it surpassed Shrek 2 ($ 129 million) to have
1700-466: A total worldwide gross of $ 795.9 million, against a production budget of $ 200 million. Spider-Man 2 opened in the United States on June 30, 2004, and grossed $ 40.4 million in its first day; this broke its predecessor's opening day record of $ 39.4 million until it was surpassed a year later by Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ($ 50.0 million). Playing at 4,152 theaters upon opening, it had
1800-414: A trivia track with facts displayed throughout the movie, traiĺers for Hitch and other films, a music video, Web-i-sodes, galleries and bloopers. The DVD release sold 11,604,597 units and grossed $ 174,260,344 in the United States. The film was also released on Sony 's proprietary Universal Media Disc (UMD) format in 2005, with 1 million UMD copies of the film sold in the United States as part of
1900-460: Is a reference to Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko ) and Mageina Tovah plays his daughter Ursula. Cliff Robertson reprises his role as Peter's uncle Ben Parker in a dream sequence. Scott Spiegel portrays a man who attempts to eat some pizza Spider-Man is delivering, only to have it webbed from his hands. Elyse Dinh portrays a violinist. Joel McHale portrays Mr. Jacks, a bank teller. Hal Sparks portrays an elevator passenger who has
2000-538: Is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man , the Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo ,
2100-468: Is being evicted. Daily Bugle owner J. Jonah Jameson slanders Spider-Man in the paper, and Peter's best friend, Harry Osborn , blames Spider-Man for his father's death and resents Peter for not revealing his identity. To protect her from his enemies, Peter has distanced himself from Mary Jane Watson , despite their unspoken romantic feelings. Tired of waiting and Peter's secrets, Mary Jane agrees to marry Jameson's son John . Harry uses OsCorp to fund
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#17328583756632200-715: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of Spider-Man . Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story conceived by Michael Chabon and the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar , the film was produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Enterprises and Laura Ziskin Productions , and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing . It
2300-860: Is the second installment in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and the sequel to Spider-Man (2002). The film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man , alongside Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Alfred Molina , Rosemary Harris , and Donna Murphy . Peter Parker fights to stop scientist Dr. Otto Octavius from recreating a dangerous experiment, while also dealing with a personal crisis. Principal photography began in April 2003 in New York City and also took place in Los Angeles. Reshoots took place later that year and concluded in December. Danny Elfman returned to compose
2400-633: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer gave it a positive review, saying, "Forget Raising Helen and The Notebook , this is the movie summer's most touching young romance." Kenneth Turan , of the Los Angeles Times , gave the film four stars out of five and concurred with Caro when he stated, "Doc Ock grabs this film with his quartet of sinisterly serpentine mechanical arms and refuses to let go." Roger Ebert gave Spider-Man 2 four stars out of four, calling it "the best superhero movie since
2500-616: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented
2600-549: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,
2700-622: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held the record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake
2800-582: The Spydercam was used to allow filmmakers to express more of Spider-Man's world view, at times dropping fifty stories and with shot lengths of just over 2,400 feet (730 m) in New York or 3,200 feet (980 m) in Los Angeles. For some shots the camera would shoot at six frames per second for a faster playback increasing the sense of speed. Shots using the Spydercam were pre-planned in digital versions of cities, and
2900-451: The 1967 storyline Spider-Man No More! , specifically The Amazing Spider-Man #50. It was decided that Doctor Octopus would be kept as the villain, as he was both a visually interesting villain who was a physical match for Spider-Man, and a sympathetic figure with humanity, accompanied by the fact that the character had been repeatedly considered as a villain for the first film over the course of its 15-year development. Raimi changed much of
3000-837: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of
3100-475: The 2.1 extended cut. All three films were re-released on Blu-ray as part of the Spider-Man: Origins set in 2017. Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy was released on Disney+ on April 21, 2023. An extended cut of the film, entitled Spider-Man 2.1 , was released on DVD on April 17, 2007. The cut included eight minutes of new footage, with new special features not included in the original release, as well as
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3200-530: The King . The next trailer then premiered on April 8, 2004, during The Apprentice and in theaters with the release of The Alamo the day after. Promotional partners included Burger King , Dr Pepper , Kraft Foods , Major League Baseball , Kellogg's , and Embassy Suites Hotels . In March 2024, Sony announced that all of their live-action Spider-Man films will be re-released in theaters as part of Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary celebration. Spider-Man 2
3300-558: The Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced a series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in
3400-649: The Our Lady Peace album set for release in 2021 Gaming [ edit ] Super Mario Bros. 2 , a 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Places [ edit ] SM2, the SM postcode area covering Belmont, South Sutton and East Ewell in England Military [ edit ] Pindad SM2 , an Indonesian general purpose machine gun Standard Missile 2, either of two US missiles: RIM-66 Standard (SM-1MR/SM-2MR),
3500-571: The Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with the release of
3600-465: The United Kingdom ($ 49.7 million). On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , Spider-Man 2 holds an approval rating of 93% based on 276 reviews, with an average score of 8.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Boasting an entertaining villain and deeper emotional focus, this is a nimble sequel that improves upon the original." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , gives
3700-613: The United States under the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment banner, and one of the final titles released outside of North America under the Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment name. There was also a collector's DVD gift set including a reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #50. For the DVD release, this two-disc set features numerous bonus features, including audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes,
3800-765: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),
3900-545: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and
4000-469: The best superhero films. The film was placed 411th on Empire magazine's top 500 movies list, describing the film as "Bigger and better than its predecessor, with a superior villain in Alfred Molina's Doc Ock, and a more confident Raimi sneaking in some of his own trademarks." Rotten Tomatoes listed the film as one of the essential films of the 2000s. In 2013, Forbes described it as "Not just one of
4100-776: The blueprint for the entire modern superhero genre". Digital Trends ' David Caballero named Spider-Man 2 the best superhero movie of all time for its 20th anniversary in 2024. At the 77th Academy Awards , Spider-Man 2 won Best Visual Effects ( John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier ), and was nominated for Best Sound Mixing ( Kevin O'Connell , Greg P. Russell , Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger ) and Best Sound Editing along with The Polar Express , but lost to Ray and The Incredibles , respectively. The film won Saturn Awards for Best Actor , Best Director , Best Fantasy Film , Best Special Effects , and Best Writer , while being nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Music . It
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4200-463: The camera's movement was controlled with motion control, making it highly cost-effective. The camera system was only used in the previous film for the final shot. Although roughly the same as before, costume designer James Acheson made numerous subtle changes to Spider-Man's costume. Its colors were made richer and bolder, its spider emblem was given more elegant lines and enlarged, its eye-lenses were somewhat smaller, and its muscle suit underneath
4300-544: The ceremony and runs to Peter's apartment, telling him that she chooses to be with him despite the risk. Their kiss is interrupted by police sirens, and Mary Jane encourages him to go help. J. K. Simmons reprises his role as J. Jonah Jameson , the miserly manager and editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle , while Daniel Gillies portrays his son John Jameson , an astronaut and Mary Jane's fiancé. Christine Estabrook appears briefly as Jameson's wife and John's mother. As with
4400-458: The character's backstory, however, adding the idea of Otto Octavius being a hero of Peter, and how their conflict was about trying to rescue him from his demons rather than kill him. When Tobey Maguire signed on to portray Spider-Man in 2000, he was given a three-film contract. After filming Seabiscuit in late 2002, a pre-existing back condition that Maguire suffered from was bothering him. Raimi heard that Maguire could be paralyzed if there
4500-417: The cinema of Fritz Lang and the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari . Filming then resumed on that set, having taken fifteen weeks to build, occupying Sony's Stage 30. It was 60 feet (18 m) by 120 feet (37 m) long, and 40 feet (12 m) high, and a quarter-scale miniature was also built for the finale as it collapses. Reshoots for the film continued until December 2003. A camera system called
4600-588: The comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and the Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced
4700-583: The computer algorithms used in SuperMemo SM2, a Chinese signature and encryption algorithm, see SM9 (cryptography standard) . Transport [ edit ] VR Class Sm2 , a type of commuter train in Finland PZL SM-2 , a Polish light utility helicopter also known as the WSK SM-2 Other uses [ edit ] Song Meter SM2, a bird monitoring recorder from Wildlife Acoustics SM-2,
4800-553: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid
4900-410: The development of a fusion power machine by nuclear scientist Otto Octavius , who befriends and mentors Peter. During a public demonstration, Octavius wears a harness with four powerful mechanical tentacles controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) to interact with the machine. Though initially successful, the fusion reaction destabilizes, threatening mass destruction, but Octavius refuses to shut down
5000-550: The exception of the PC/Mac version. Upon launch, the game had shipped more than 2 million units in North America by July 7, 2004. Superhero film A superhero film is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about
5100-473: The film a score of 83 out of 100 based on 41 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, the same grade earned by the previous film . Chicago Tribune gave the film three and a half stars out of four, and Mark Caro stated that Alfred Molina was a "pleasingly complex" villain, and the film as a whole "improves upon its predecessor in almost every way." William Arnold, of
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#17328583756635200-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video . Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced
5300-483: The film. They wanted Elfman to do one cue that was from Hellraiser , but he couldn't get it close to it and he wasn't going imitate Christopher Young, he instead suggested to hire Young, but Young also couldn't get it close either, so they instead licensed the cue from Hellraiser . The first teaser trailer was released in December 2003, being attached to the screenings of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
5400-481: The finished film). Beforehand, Harry and the Daily Bugle put a $ 10 million price on Spider-Man's head, causing the city's citizens to turn against him. Raimi sifted through the previous drafts by Gough, Millar, Koepp and Chabon, picking what he liked with screenwriter Alvin Sargent . He felt that thematically the film had to explore Peter's conflict with his personal wants against his responsibility, exploring
5500-563: The first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film
5600-402: The greatest sequels, but one of the best films of the genre, period." In 2018, Film School Rejects called it "the best summer movie ever" and said that its "emotional and calculated story stands above modern summer flicks" like those of The Avengers and The Dark Knight . Writing for The Independent in 2019, Al Horner believed the film to be "the definitive superhero movie" that "laid
5700-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office. 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking
5800-456: The hero uses webbing to slow the train down. Gregg Edelman portrays Dr. Davis. Twin actors, Peyton and Spencer List were to make their film debuts playing a little girl and boy playing on steps respectively, but their scenes were cut from the final film. Immediately after finishing Spider-Man , director Sam Raimi signed on to direct a sequel. In April 2002, Sony hired Smallville alumni, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar to write
5900-461: The highest five-day Wednesday opening. In its first six days, the film had grossed over $ 180 million, which surpassed the previous largest six-day opening record held by The Matrix Reloaded ($ 146.9 million). Additionally, it had the highest Monday gross of any film, generating a total of $ 27.6 million. The film would hold this record for a decade until it was eclipsed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($ 40.1 million) in 2015. Spider-Man 2 became
6000-487: The highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi , the Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy ,
6100-438: The illusion, the sound designers chose not to use servo sound effects, feeling it would rob the tentacles of the sense that they were part of Octavius' body, and instead used motorcycle chains and piano wires. As with the previous film, John Dykstra served as visual effects designer. Dykstra and his crew sought to make the weakest shot of the second movie look as good as the best shot of the first movie. Dykstra not only created
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#17328583756636200-798: The machine to prove it works. Octavius robs a bank to fund his plan and takes May hostage, but Peter rescues her. Overwhelmed by stress, exhaustion, and his conflict between wanting a normal life and his responsibilities as Spider-Man, Peter's power begins to fade. He gives up being Spider-Man and rejects his late Uncle Ben 's wish for him to use his powers responsibly. Embracing civilian life, Peter excels at university and sees Mary Jane perform in an off-Broadway play, much to her delight. However, she rejects his romantic intentions, refusing to believe that he has changed. Peter also confesses his role in Ben's death to May to assuage her guilt; though initially shocked, she forgives him. Despite his lost powers, Peter later saves
6300-427: The machine. Before Peter can cut the power, the power surges kill Octavius' wife, fuse the harness to his body, and destroys the inhibitor chip restricting the tentacles' AI. Octavius is taken to a hospital where doctors attempt to surgically remove the harness, but the tentacles defend themselves and kill the doctors. He flees to a decrepit harbor warehouse, where the tentacles corrupt his mind and convince him to rebuild
6400-597: The modern genre was launched with Superman (1978)", and praising the film for "effortlessly [combining] special effects and a human story, keeping its parallel plots alive and moving." He later called it the fourth best film of 2004." Joe Baltake , of The Sacramento Bee gave the film a scoring of four out of four, calling it "the closest thing to an art-house action film since Tim Burton 's original Batman in 1989." IGN 's Richard George felt "Sam Raimi and his writing team delivered an iconic, compelling version of Spider-Man's classic foe... We almost wish there
6500-604: The original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army , a co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to
6600-429: The owner of Joe's Pizza . Joey Diaz , Dan Hicks and Chloe Dykstra portray train passengers. Vanessa Ferlito portrays Louise, one of Mary Jane's co-stars. Joy Bryant appears as a spectator that witnesses Spider-Man in action. John Landis plays one of the doctors who operate on Doctor Octopus. Phil LaMarr portrays a train passenger who is most easily seen to the left of Spider-Man (the viewer's right) while
6700-716: The pair and kidnaps Mary Jane to coerce Peter into finding Spider-Man. Peter's powers fully return, and as Spider-Man, he battles Octavius atop a New York City Subway train. Octavius sabotages the train, forcing Peter to physically stop the runaway vehicle from plunging into the New York Harbor. Despite the passengers' efforts to protect him, Octavius captures the weakened Peter and delivers him to Harry. Harry unmasks Spider-Man, discovering Peter's true identity. Peter persuades Harry to help him save Mary Jane, leading him to Octavius' lair. The larger fusion reaction destabilizes again and Peter unmasks himself to convince Octavius to resist
6800-566: The part. Although he was not familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, the character's cruel, sardonic sense of humor . Spider-Man 2 was shot on over one hundred sets and locations, beginning with a pre-shoot on the Loop in Chicago during two days in November 2002. The crew acquired a train of 2200 series cars, placing sixteen cameras for background shots of Spider-Man and Doc Ock's train fight. Filming
6900-421: The physical appearance of Octavius' tentacles, but also that of the nuclear reaction that Octavius attempts to carry out in the film. The reaction resembles the sun , complete with solar flares , and poses a threat to its immediate environment through its strong gravitational pull, which can draw surrounding objects directly into it and disintegrate them. As mentioned previously, the film's increased budget allowed
7000-402: The positive and negatives of his chosen path, and how he ultimately decides that he can be happy as a heroic figure. Raimi said that he took inspiration from Superman II (1980) for the story of Peter giving up his responsibilities. Although the story takes some partial influence from Doc Ock's debut in 1963 and the 1966 storyline If This Be My Destiny...! , the story was mostly inspired by
7100-402: The previous film, Bruce Campbell has a cameo appearance , this time as an usher who refuses Peter entry for arriving late to Mary Jane Watson's show. Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee portrays a man on the street who saves a woman from falling debris during a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus. Dylan Baker portrays Dr. Curt Connors , one of Peter's college physics professors and
7200-724: The quickest film to hit the $ 200 million mark, taking eight days to do so. This record would be tied with Revenge of the Sith and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest . All three films were surpassed by The Dark Knight in 2008. Internationally, Spider-Man 2 opened in 28 territories and grossed $ 43 million in its first week. The film set opening records in Brazil, generating $ 3.1 million on 650 prints, claiming 62% of market share and beating its predecessor's opening weekend by 22%. It took in $ 6.6 million on 873 prints in Mexico, which
7300-413: The reaction to have a significant amount of artistry and reality. The film was scored by Danny Elfman , composer of the previous film. However, during recording sessions, Elfman had a falling out with director Sam Raimi , saying that composing Spider-Man 2 was a "miserable experience". Christopher Young (who eventually scored the sequel), Joseph LoDuca , and John Debney did additional scores for
7400-563: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)
7500-430: The scene where Spider-Man gets his suit back from The Daily Bugle , when Simmons said "he's a thief" his fake-teeth popped out of his mouth. Filming was put on hiatus for eight weeks, in order to build Doc Ock's pier lair. It had been Spisak's idea to use a collapsed pier as Ock's lair, reflecting an exploded version of the previous lab and representing how Octavius' life had collapsed and grown more monstrous, evoking
7600-471: The score. Spider-Man 2 premiered at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles on June 25, 2004, and was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on June 30. It received acclaim from critics, who praised its emotional weight and visual effects, as well as Maguire and Molina's performances and Raimi's direction, and grossed $ 795.9 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of
7700-581: The second-highest number of screenings, behind Shrek 2 , which had an extra 11, bringing the total to 4,163. The film also broke The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ' s record ($ 34.5 million) for the highest-grossing Wednesday of all time. It held the Wednesday record for three years until it was topped by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($ 44.2 million). Its Friday-to-Sunday gross reached
7800-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of
7900-523: The start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as
8000-705: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the " Avengers Initiative " in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated
8100-548: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated
8200-463: The tentacles' influence and help him. Octavius, acknowledging his folly, sacrifices himself to drown the machine in the bay. Peter rescues Mary Jane, who now knows his secret, and admits that while he loves her, he cannot be with her. Meanwhile, Harry sees a vision in a mirror of Norman demanding vengeance. Harry refuses to hurt Peter and shatters the mirror, revealing a storeroom of Norman's Green Goblin equipment. On her wedding day, Mary Jane abandons
8300-553: The year . It was selected by the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of 2004. The film won Best Visual Effects at the 77th Academy Awards , and was also nominated for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing ; it also received five awards at the Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director . The film is widely regarded as one of the greatest superhero films ever made , and serves as
8400-420: Was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become a hero until Ghidorah,
8500-670: Was a critical and commercial success. The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during
8600-457: Was a way to retroactively add some of these elements to the original character." In 2016, James Charisma of Playboy ranked the film #9 on a list of "15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals". Conversely, J. Hoberman , of The Village Voice , thought the first half of the film was "talky bordering on tiresome", with the film often stopping to showcase Raimi's idea of humor. Spider-Man 2 has frequently been listed among rankings of
8700-503: Was added to co-write with Gough and Millar. Koepp originally wanted to do the Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn story and have Gwen to be killed in the middle of the second movie. In September 2002, Michael Chabon was hired to rewrite. His draft had a younger Doc Ock, who becomes infatuated with Mary Jane. His mechanical limbs use endorphins to counteract the pain of being attached to his body, which he enjoys. When he injures two muggers on
8800-544: Was always filmed first with Edge FX's creations to see if CGI was truly necessary. In some shots where CGI is used, Molina is replaced by a virtual actor possessing the CGI tentacles. Through the use of motion-capture and cyber-scanning, visual effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk and CGI character animation supervisor Anthony LaMolinara were able to create more detailed virtual actors to replace Maguire and Molina in some shots, as well as make them display natural human motion. Completing
8900-454: Was an injury in his back. Jake Gyllenhaal was cast to replace Maguire; the two actors so resemble each other that "a source close to Maguire" reportedly said that, had Gyllenhaal taken over the role, "A year from now? The public wouldn't know the difference". Maguire's girlfriend's father Ronald Meyer —head of Universal Studios —helped Maguire regain the role, with a salary of $ 17 million. Maguire underwent tests to make sure if his back
9000-521: Was announced to return as Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and directed by Jon Watts . Molina later clarified in April that the character would be the same iteration as depicted in Spider-Man 2 and his story arc would continue directly from the film's ending. To coincide with the film's release, a video game of the same name
9100-509: Was cast as Octavius in February 2003 and underwent physical training for the role. The reaction to his casting was mixed. Raimi had been impressed by his performance in Frida and also felt that his large physical size was true to the comic book character. Molina only briefly discussed the role and was not aware that he was a strong contender. He was a big fan of Marvel Comics and was excited to get
9200-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,
9300-427: Was fit for filming. Gyllenhaal would later say in a 2019 interview saying that he was one of several actors considered to replace Maguire. Raimi stated that prior to filming he was concerned that Maguire and Dunst weren't going to have the same chemistry, as they had since broken up. Several actors were considered for the part of Doctor Octopus, including Ed Harris , Chris Cooper , and Christopher Walken ; Molina
9400-580: Was made into pieces, to give a better sense of movement. The helmet Maguire wore under his mask was also improved, with better movement for the false jaw and magnetic eyepieces, which were easier to remove. To create Doctor Octopus ' mechanical tentacles, Steve Johnson 's Edge FX was hired to create a corset, a metal and rubber girdle, a rubber spine and four foam rubber tentacles which were 8 feet (2.4 m) long and altogether weighed 100 pounds (45 kg). The claws of each tentacle, which were called "death flowers", were controlled by one puppeteer sitting on
9500-442: Was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards for Special Visual Effects and Sound , but lost to The Day After Tomorrow and Ray , respectively. The American Film Institute (AFI) listed the film as one of the 2004's ten best films . In March 2004, three months before Spider-Man 2 's release, Sony announced that a sequel was already in development. Spider-Man 3 was released on May 4, 2007. In 2021, Molina
9600-433: Was only hired to do scenes where Octavius carries his tentacles. CGI was used for when the tentacles carry Octavius: a 20 ft (6.1 m) high rig held Molina to glide through his surroundings, with CGI tentacles added in post-production . The CGI versions were scanned straight from the real ones to allow them to appear more realistic. However, using the real versions was always preferred to save money, and each scene
9700-468: Was originally slated to start in January 2003, but was pushed back to April so that Maguire could finish Seabiscuit . Principal photography began on April 12, 2003, in New York City and Chicago. The crew moved on May 13 to Los Angeles, shooting on sets created by production designer Neil Spisak. After the scare surrounding his back pains, Tobey Maguire relished performing many of his stunts, even creating
9800-664: Was ranked as the country's third largest opening, coming in at 10% less than the original. Spider-Man 2 produced $ 1.3 million in Malaysia, smashing Godzilla ' s record for having the biggest movie opening in the country. In Indonesia, it was the first film in the country's history to reach $ 2.3 million, surpassing the previous record held by Titanic . In total, the international grosses include Australia ($ 17.8 million), France ($ 40.2 million), Germany ($ 24.2 million), Italy ($ 24.4 million), Japan ($ 59.5 million), Mexico ($ 20.5 million), South Korea ($ 13 million), Spain ($ 18.8 million), and
9900-472: Was re-released on April 22, 2024. The film was initially released on DVD and VHS on November 30, 2004, in the United States, in Australia on November 17, and in the United Kingdom on November 26. The DVD was available in both anamorphic widescreen and Pan-and-scan "fullscreen", as well as a Superbit edition and in a box-set with the first film. The film was also the first Sony Pictures movie released in
10000-705: Was released for the Game Boy Advance , GameCube , Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2 and Xbox on June 28, 2004. Releases on the PlayStation Portable , N-Gage , and Nintendo DS systems would follow. An action-adventure video game , it serves as a sequel to the Spider-Man: The Movie (2002). Published by Activision , the console versions were developed by Treyarch , but the other versions had different developers. The console versions and handheld versions of Spider-Man 2 were well received, with
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