Over the years, Sony brought to life so many amazing films. From wild entertainment like Men in Black (1997) to family films like Hotel Transylvania (2012), they have been creating constant brilliant movies throughout the decades.
Sony’s 100 year anniversary was marked on January 10 of this year, but today they celebrate their birthday by kicking off a movie marathon with all of their eight Spider-Man movies.
Each movie gets a week of screen time after their opening. So even if a fan misses the first day of the re-release, they should not fret because they can still see it on the big screen up until the next movie’s return.
It begins with the first Spider-Man (2002) with Tobey Maguire and has its showing from today to when the next movie in the series shows on April 22. Thanks to this pattern, superhero fans get the chance to attend on any day of the week.
Each variation of the hero’s films has its fans. Whether you prefer the classic Sam Raimi trilogy, the popularized Amazing Spider-Manduology, or the MCU’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe) continuous Tom Holland films, there is a treat for everyone.
The only complaint is that both Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) will not make an appearance in Sony’s movie marathon. Sony Pictures owns the rights to them outside of Marvel, so the case may be only the live-action movies are returning. Though, with the box numbers that came out of both Spider-Verse movies, it would be a miss not to.
However, Sony Pictures has not always owned the rights to this character. They bought the franchise from Marvel in 1997 and have shared collaboration in creating the movies ever since. The newest edition to the Spider-Man world happened in 2016 when Disney and Sony entered an agreement to involve Spider-Man in the MCU, having his first appearance in Avengers: Civil War (2016).
Some suspect Sony might be using the re-release of the hero’s movies to help cover up the tracks of their recent flop, Madame Web(2024), due to the film’s harsh criticism and reviews. The film grossed a total of $100.3 million globally, bringing in only $49.1 million opening weekend. Compared to their $80 million budget and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) earning a worldwide revenue of $1.9 billion, Sony could use a bit of hero work to patch things back up.
With the marathon starting, it would also be good to mention the rumors of a potential Spider-Man 4. When searching online there is some confusion on whether this will be MCU’s Spider-Man or a new addition to the Raimi trilogy.
Most rumors heard about these potential movies stem from online theories. However, it would make most sense for a fourth to be added to the MCU’s story. The ending of the last movie where Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) identity was cut from existence left audiences pondering over how this new Spider-Man’s story will change the way we see the web-slinger on screen.
Sony’s movie marathon would not only be good for revenue, but it is also a great opportunity to promote any other projects they are working on. Especially the idea of a new Spider-Man movie.
