▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 ▁gross ed ▁$ 3 7 3 . 6 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁and ▁$ 4 1 5 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁other ▁territ ories ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁world wide ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 7 8 9 ▁million , ▁against ▁a ▁production ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁gross ed ▁$ 4 0 . 4   mill ion ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁day ; ▁this ▁broke ▁the ▁first ▁film ' s ▁opening ▁day ▁record ▁of ▁$ 3 9 . 4 ▁million ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁sur pass ed ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁by ▁Star ▁Wars : ▁E pisode ▁III ▁– ▁Re ven ge ▁of ▁the ▁S ith ▁($ 5 0 . 0 ▁million ). ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁broke ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings : ▁The ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁record ▁($ 3 4 . 5 ▁million ) ▁for ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁Wed nes day ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁It ▁held ▁the ▁Wed nes day ▁record ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁to pped ▁by ▁Harry ▁Pot ter ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁($ 4 4 . 2 ▁million ). ▁Its ▁Friday - to - S und ay ▁gross ▁reached ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 8 8 . 2 ▁million , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁week end , ▁breaking ▁Men ▁in ▁Black ▁II s ▁record ▁($ 5 2 .