claim: Spider-Man 2 was released in 2004.
evidence: Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story by Alfred Gough , Miles Millar , and Michael Chabon .. Sam Raimi. Sam Raimi. Alvin Sargent. Alvin Sargent. Alfred Gough. Alfred Gough. Miles Millar. Miles Millar. Michael Chabon. Michael Chabon. Spider-Man. Spider-Man ( 2002 film ). superhero. superhero film. The sequel to the 2002 film Spider-Man , it is the second film in Raimi 's Spider-Man film trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name .. Spider-Man. Spider-Man ( 2002 film ). Spider-Man film trilogy. Spider-Man in film#Sam Raimi films. Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics. of the same name. Spider-Man. Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , and James Franco reprise their respective roles as Peter Parker / Spider-Man , Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn .. Spider-Man. Spider-Man ( 2002 film ). Tobey Maguire. Tobey Maguire. Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten Dunst. James Franco. James Franco. Mary Jane Watson. Mary Jane Watson. Harry Osborn. Harry Osborn. Set two years after the events of Spider-Man , the film finds Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man , while Dr. Otto Octavius -LRB- Doctor Octopus -RRB- becomes a diabolical villain after a failed experiment kills his wife and leaves him neurologically fused to mechanical tentacles .. Spider-Man. Spider-Man ( 2002 film ). Dr. Otto Octavius. Doctor Octopus. Doctor Octopus. Doctor Octopus. Spider-Man must stop him from successfully recreating the experiment , which threatens to annihilate the city .. Spider-Man. Spider-Man ( 2002 film ). Spider-Man 2 was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on June 30 , 2004 .. Spider-Man. Spider-Man ( 2002 film ). IMAX. IMAX. It grossed $ 783.8 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects .. Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It also received five awards at the Saturn Awards ceremony including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director for Raimi .. Best Fantasy Film. Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film. Best Director. Saturn Award for Best Director. The film 's success led to the release of Spider-Man 3 in 2007 .. Spider-Man. Spider-Man ( 2002 film ). Spider-Man 3. Spider-Man 3