<P> Spider - Man premiered in the Philippines on April 30 , 2002 and had its general release in the United States on May 3 , 2002 . It became a critical and financial success : it was the first film to reach $100 million in a single weekend , and became the most successful film based on a comic book . With $821.7 million worldwide , it was 2002 's third - highest - grossing film and became the seventh - highest - grossing film of all time . The film competed at the 75th Academy Awards ceremony for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound . The film is credited for redefining the modern superhero genre , as well as the summer blockbuster , and due to its success it was followed by two sequels , Spider - Man 2 ( 2004 ) and Spider - Man 3 ( 2007 ) . </P>
<P> Spider - Man premiered in the Philippines on April 30 , 2002 and had its general release in the United States on May 3 , 2002 . It became a critical and financial success : it was the first film to reach $100 million in a single weekend , and became the most successful film based on a comic book . With $821.7 million worldwide , it was 2002 's third - highest - grossing film and became the seventh - highest - grossing film of all time . The film competed at the 75th Academy Awards ceremony for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound . The film is credited for redefining the modern superhero genre , as well as the summer blockbuster , and due to its success it was followed by two sequels , Spider - Man 2 ( 2004 ) and Spider - Man 3 ( 2007 ) . </P>
when did the first spider man movie come out
when did the first spider man movie come out
May 3 , 2002
May 3 , 2002