Spider-Man (film)

Spider-Man is a 2012 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film is the fourteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the eighth film in Volume Two. Spider-Man was directed by Marc Webb and written by the writing teams of Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers. Ezra Miller stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, alongside Emma Watson as Mary Jane Watson, Josh O'Connor as Harry Osborn, Marisa Tomei as May Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Ricky Whittle as Ned Leeds, Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon/Electro, and J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.

The film was released on July 3, 2012.

Cast

 * Ezra Miller as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Emma Watson as Mary Jane Watson
 * Josh O'Connor as Harry Osborn
 * Marisa Tomei as May Parker
 * Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
 * Ricky Whittle as Ned Leeds
 * Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon/Electro
 * J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson

Box office
Spider-Man grossed $195.4 million domestically and $376 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $571.4 million. The film had a domestic opening weekend of $67.5 million, debuting at number one for the weekend.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 68% based on 290 reviews, with an average rating of 6.40/10. The site's consensus said the film is "competently made, but everything is a bit too familiar". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.