Spider-Man 2 opened in US theaters on June 30, 2004.
This entry focuses on Peter Parker's struggles, as he tries to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man.
He also has to stop the film's main villain, Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), a man who becomes insane after an experiment of his goes haywire.
Spider-Man 2  was less successful in its first week of release, taking first place at the box office with around $88 million at 4,152 locations.
Nonetheless, the sequel set several box office records at the time and broke the record for best opening day title ever, previously held by the preceding Spider-Man film.
It eventually made more than $783 million worldwide but still stands as the lowest-grossing in the trilogy.
However, it also stands as the best received film in the franchise.
Movie critics believed the second installment had better humor and action sequences than its predecessor and that it was "unusually good" for its genre.
A writer for website IGN said this film had "a better flowing storyline, more emotional depth, and a less ridiculous looking supervillain, Spider-Man 2 elevated the series to just about everything that comic fans love about the character."
The website also ranked Spider-Man 2 as being the third best superhero film of all-time on their 2005 list.
Time magazine also named the sequel the third best superhero movie on their top-ten list published in 2011.

Out of the film's three Academy Award nominations, Spider-Man 2 was awarded Best Visual Effects.
At the 58th British Academy Film Awards, the sequel's sound and visual effects were nominated.
A third nomination was for Orange Film of the Year, a category for the 10 biggest United Kingdom box office hits, voted by the public.
The film itself also won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards's Best Popular Movie honor and was named one of 2004's best pictures by the American Film Institute committee.
Spider-Man 2 swept the 31st Saturn Awards with eight nominations and four wins.
Maguire and Raimi respectively picked up the Best Actor and Best Director awards and the film was named 2004's Best Fantasy Film.
Its writing, supporting performance by Molina and music were among other aspects the Saturn Awards nominated Spider-Man 2 for.
At the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, Molina got another nomination, this time for Best Villain.
The award show also nominated the sequel for its Best Movie Honor.
Another awards organization to honor Molina's portrayal of Doctor Octopus were the London Film Critics Circle Awards, who nominated him for the year's Best Supporting Actor.
The 10th Empire Awards gave Raimi his second accolade for his direction on Spider-Man 2.
Its overall featured stunt work won it a World Stunt Award and its visual effects scored Spider-Man 2 six Visual Effects Society Award nominations.
Spider-Man 2 opened in US theaters on June 30, 2004. This entry focuses on Peter Parker's struggles, as he tries to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man. He also has to stop the film's main villain, Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), a man who becomes insane after an experiment of his goes haywire. Spider-Man 2  was less successful in its first week of release, taking first place at the box office with around $88 million at 4,152 locations. Nonetheless, the sequel set several box office records at the time and broke the record for best opening day title ever, previously held by the preceding Spider-Man film. It eventually made more than $783 million worldwide but still stands as the lowest-grossing in the trilogy. However, it also stands as the best received film in the franchise. Movie critics believed the second installment had better humor and action sequences than its predecessor and that it was "unusually good" for its genre. A writer for website IGN said this film had "a better flowing storyline, more emotional depth, and a less ridiculous looking supervillain, Spider-Man 2 elevated the series to just about everything that comic fans love about the character." The website also ranked Spider-Man 2 as being the third best superhero film of all-time on their 2005 list. Time magazine also named the sequel the third best superhero movie on their top-ten list published in 2011.
Out of the film's three Academy Award nominations, Spider-Man 2 was awarded Best Visual Effects. At the 58th British Academy Film Awards, the sequel's sound and visual effects were nominated. A third nomination was for Orange Film of the Year, a category for the 10 biggest United Kingdom box office hits, voted by the public. The film itself also won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards's Best Popular Movie honor and was named one of 2004's best pictures by the American Film Institute committee. Spider-Man 2 swept the 31st Saturn Awards with eight nominations and four wins. Maguire and Raimi respectively picked up the Best Actor and Best Director awards and the film was named 2004's Best Fantasy Film. Its writing, supporting performance by Molina and music were among other aspects the Saturn Awards nominated Spider-Man 2 for. At the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, Molina got another nomination, this time for Best Villain. The award show also nominated the sequel for its Best Movie Honor. Another awards organization to honor Molina's portrayal of Doctor Octopus were the London Film Critics Circle Awards, who nominated him for the year's Best Supporting Actor. The 10th Empire Awards gave Raimi his second accolade for his direction on Spider-Man 2. Its overall featured stunt work won it a World Stunt Award and its visual effects scored Spider-Man 2 six Visual Effects Society Award nominations.
List of accolades received by the 2002–2007 Spider-Man film series