On April 29th, 2002, the original "Spiderman" movie, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, premiered in Los Angeles. The movie was later released to theaters in the United States on May 3rd, and grossed $825.8 million, on a $139 million production budget. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised all aspects of the film. "Spiderman" was the first film to reach $100 million in a single weekend, as well as the most successful film based on a comic book at the time. It became the third-highest-grossing film of 2002, the highest grossing superhero film at the time, and the sixth-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release.
