All 9 Spider-Man movies, ranked from worst to best — including 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

"Spider-Man: Far From Home" is now in theaters, and is already breaking records. The movie opened in the US on Tuesday with $39 million , the biggest Tuesday domestic opening ever.

It marks the latest successful "Spider-Man" movie from the last few years.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe 's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" earned $880 million worldwide in 2017. Last year's "Venom" made a surprising $855 million globally. The animated "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" made $375 million worldwide and won the Oscar for best animated feature earlier this year.

Below is every Spider-Man movie, ranked from worst to best:

9. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014)

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The first "Amazing Spider-Man" hardly justifies its existence, which makes its sequel all the more pointless. It doesn't do itself any favors by failing to learn the lessons of "Spider-Man 3" there are too many plot points and too many villains. We get the Green Goblin (again), Electro, and five seconds of the Rhino that actor Paul Giamatti somehow agreed to.

8. "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012)

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"The Amazing Spider-Man," from director Marc Webb, is more of an excuse for Sony to keep the rights to the character than an actual movie. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's chemistry is the best part, but beyond that, it's basically a remake of Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man." We had already seen the origin story done as well as it could be. There was no reason to do it all over again.

7. "Venom" (2018)

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"Venom" doesn't feature Spider-Man, but it's based on one of the character's most popular villains, and is part of Sony's universe of Marvel characters. The studio owns the film rights to over 900 Spider-Man-related characters.

"Venom" is by no means a good movie. But in a few years, I'll remember it more than the "Amazing Spider-Man" movies simply for how it managed to become a success story despite poor reviews. For better or for worse, Venom is here to stay, and that's more than can be said of "The Amazing Spider-Man."

6. "Spider-Man 3" (2007)

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Venom originally made his big-screen appearance in "Spider-Man 3," played by Topher Grace to disappointing results (and that describes the entire movie). After "Spider-Man 2" wowed audiences, there were high expectations for "Spider-Man 3," but it is ultimately brought down by a messy plot. In hindsight, it would have been a better movie without Venom, as it already featured two other villains: Harry Osborn and Sandman.

5. "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019)

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"Far From Home" is bigger and louder than its predecessor, "Spider-Man: Homecoming," and it doesn't always work. The movie arrives after "Avengers: Endgame," so it plays a balancing act of giving us the teenage Peter Parker we loved in "Homecoming" and wrapping up some loose ends with "Endgame."

4. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017)

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"Homecoming" did what "The Amazing Spider-Man" failed to do: revive the franchise with a fresh take. Tom Holland is a fantastic, energetic Peter Parker/Spider-Man who fits nicely into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Most importantly, "Homecoming" isfun, and doesn't recycle storylines from the previous movies.

3. "Spider-Man" (2002)

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Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Spider-Man" told the simple origin of a popular superhero, and focused on how that would affect the character and his loved ones in a contained storyline. There were no spin-offs and no shared universe. That feels like something from a bygone era, which makes it all the more special now.

2. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018)

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"Into the Spider-Verse" is a ridiculous title, and the movie itself is ridiculous in the best possible way. It's also full of heart, and understands what makes Spider-Man not only a great character, but such an important one, no matter who wears the mask.

1. "Spider-Man 2" (2004)

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"Spider-Man 2" remains one of the best superhero movies of all time. It improves on everything the first movie did so well, as any great sequel should. Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus is an all-time great villain performance, as well.

All 9 Spider-Man movies, ranked from worst to best — including 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

9. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014)

8. "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012)

7. "Venom" (2018)

6. "Spider-Man 3" (2007)

5. "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019)

4. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017)

3. "Spider-Man" (2002)

2. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018)

1. "Spider-Man 2" (2004)

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