Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man is Part of the Reason Why Arguably the Best Harry Potter Movie Earned the Least Money in Daniel Radcliffe’s $9.5 Billion Worth Franchise

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Despite being arguably the best Spider-Man in live-action, Tobey Maguire’s scene-stealing trilogy directed by Sam Raimi has been overshadowed by the passage of time and the advent of younger recreations of the same IP. MCU’s overarching reach across all demographics and their smart choice to cast a teenage Spider-Man in line with the comics also helped earn extra favors for Tom Holland’s reiteration of the superhero.

However, the impact of Tobey Maguire’s role can neither be ignored nor nullified. The Sam Raimi trilogy not only helped modernize the superhero genre in the 21st-century setting but also made the wall-crawler a household name. If Spider-Man was not already popular among the modern audience, the Raimi-Maguire films definitely turned that around for the moviegoers of the time.

Spider-Man Goes Up Against Harry Potter

Of all the Spider-Man antagonists, Harry Potter would never be one that the wall-crawler would need to worry about due to their wildly separate cinematic universes. However, in the real world, matters are usually far more complicated, primarily when it comes to franchises and box office earnings.

DespiteSam Raimi‘s critically acclaimed follow-up to the first film, compounded with the famous train-stopping sequence, there was no arguing that the film’s timing presented a difficult scenario for all the blockbusters that accompanied it in the theaters.

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In 2004, theSpider-Mansequel went up againstHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas the former released a mere 3 weeks after the latter. Their close release schedules also effectively cut shortHarry Potter‘s revenue stream as audiences flocked to seeTobey Maguirein action after his debut in the 2002 film.

Prisoner of AzkabanFails to Top Tobey Maguire

While not necessarily one of the brighter films,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanis definitely a serious step up from its previous 2 entries in terms of the tone and premise of its plot.Gary Oldman‘s arrival in the franchise also marked a serious deviation from the books as the thirdHarry Potterfilm took more liberties with its cinematic adaptation than its predecessors.

The movie’s mature and darker tone further helped establish a wider adult fan base for the franchise. With a 90% rating onRotten Tomatoes,Prisoner of Azkabanis the second-most critically successful film of the franchise afterHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Despite such praise, the film remains thelowest-grossingHarry Pottermoviein the entire franchise. And Tobey Maguire’sSpider-Man 2effectively contributed to that outcome.

Reddit user,Chinny007, went so far as to draw up a detailed explanation behind the poor box office performance of theDaniel Radcliffefilm, claiming:

It released 2 weeks after Shrek 2 and 3 weeks before Spider-Man 2. It definitely affected its legs.

Also POA is tonally very different from the first 2 movies. It was dark and serious. The first 2 movies are fun and magical. Even during serious situations you know your beloved characters are going to be fine and nothing bad is gonna happen to them. Kids and family audience loved them. But in POA the things felt serious. You understand why Wizarding World fears Voldemort.

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Although there can be no possibility of knowing howPrisoner of Azkabanwould have fared if not blocked on both ends byShrek 2andSpider-Man 2, it still remains one of the best films in Daniel Radcliffe’s $9.5 billion franchise. With Warner Bros. now sanctioning the reboot of the franchise as a series, perhaps the third book can finally find another chance at redemption in the public eye.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanis streaming on Max andSpider-Man 2is streaming on Disney+.

Diya Majumdar

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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.

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