Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi,
with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man
film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film stars
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, and Topher Grace.
The film begins with Peter Parker basking in his success as Spider-Man, while Mary
Jane Watson begins her Broadway career. Harry Osborn still seeks vengeance for his
father's death, and an escaped convict, Flint Marko, falls into a particle accelerator
and is transformed into a shape-shifting sand manipulator. An alien symbiote crashes
to Earth and bonds with Peter, influencing his behavior for the worse. When the symbiote
is abandoned, it finds refuge in Eddie Brock Jr., a rival photographer, causing Peter
to face his greatest challenge.Spider-Man 3 was commercially released in multiple countries on May 1, 2007, andreleased in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007.
Although the film received generally mixed reviews from critics, in contrast to the
previous films' highly positive reviews, it broke most of the opening weekend records,
both in the United States and in foreign markets, including records held in IMAX theaters.
