With the next installment in the Spider-Man film franchise bringing together at least three different continuities, it’s a pretty exciting time to be a fan. While for now only certain villains are confirmed for Spider-Man: No Way Home, it hasn’t stopped fans from discussing the past work of actors like Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. The two preceding actors to Tom Holland have definitely left their marks on the character, and the thought of all three working together is enough to have fans fighting over tickets. Of course, the question remains – who is the most popular Spider-Man? As it turns out, we now have an answer, and it’s none other than original Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire.
Tobey Maguire played Peter Parker and Spider-Man in Sam Raimi’s original trilogy two decades ago, and it seems audiences have not forgotten him at all. As noted by @CinematicLeaks on Twitter, an analysis of Twitter’s “geotagging feature and keyword searches,” they were able to determine the most popular Spider-Man in each US state. Tobey Maguire topped the list with 22 states overall.
As you can see below in the map they shared:
Tobey Maguire is the most popular #SpiderMan in the United States, according on Twitter’s geotagging feature and keyword searches (with 22 states overall).
Every state was analyzed for phrases like “greatest Spider-Man,” which counted for almost 200k total tweets. pic.twitter.com/NVs9CqObOx
— Cinematic Spot (@CinematicSpot) December 11, 2021
While it’s an impressive number, it isn’t exactly a surprising one. Tobey Maguire has been associated with the Spider-Man franchise for decades now, with three distinct films under his belt as the character. He’s also had the benefit of being the first actor to play the character in live-action on the big screen. This no doubt had a profound effect on lifelong fans of the character.
Of course, it’ll be interesting to see what the rankings are in the future – especially if Tom Holland continues playing the character for years to come. It’ll also be interesting to see what happens if the rumors do prove to be true, and Tobey Maguire returns for the role in No Way Home.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is scheduled to hit theaters on December 17, 2021.