Spiderman 3 the Movie Based On: The Spiderman Movies are based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. First appearance was in the "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (August 1962).
The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The Spiderman comic book is, and was one of Marvel's most popular comic book series. The comic was made into three movies, Spiderman, Spiderman 2 and Spiderman 3, with the possibility of a fourth Spiderman movie going into production.
Distributor: Sony
Released: May 4, 2007
Running Time: 2 hrs. 20 min
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $258 million
Spiderman 3 Box Office Grosses
Opening Weekend: $151,116,516 44.9%
Domestic Gross: $336,530,303 37.8%
International Gross: $554,341,323 62.2%
World Wide Gross: $890,871,626 100%
Director: Sam Raimi
Producers: Avi Arad, Grant Curtis, Laura Ziskin
Screenplay: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Alvin Sargent
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons
Synopsis: Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. (Kirsten Dunst) and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon.
When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he is struggling to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care about him most.
Forced to choose between the seductive power of the new suit and the compassionate hero he used to be, Peter must overcome his personal demons as two of the most-feared villains yet, Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) and Venom (Topher Grace), gather unparalleled power and a thirst for retribution to threaten Peter and everyone he loves.