Spider-Man 2

Directed by Sam Raimi
Produced by Avi Arad, Laura Ziskin, Grant Curtis, Stan Lee, Joseph M. Caracciolo
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent
Story by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Michael Chabon
Based on Spider-Man by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, Donna Murphy
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography Bill Pope
Editing by Bob Murawski
Studio Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) June 30, 2004
Running time 128 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $200 million
Box office $783,766,341
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. The sequel to the 2002 film Spider-Man, it is the second film in Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco reprise their roles as Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, respectively.
Set two years after the events of Spider-Man, the film focuses on Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man. Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina), who takes a turn for the diabolical following a failed experiment and the death of his wife. Using his mechanical tentacles, Octavius is dubbed "Doctor Octopus" and threatens to endanger the lives of the people of New York City. Spider-Man must stop him from annihilating the city.
Spider-Man 2 was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on June 30, 2004 and received extremely positive reviews. It grossed over $783 million worldwide, and won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It also received five awards at the Saturn Awards ceremony including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director for Raimi, and frequently ranks among the best superhero films of all time. The film's success led to Spider-Man 3, released in 2007.