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The price of a 30-second Super Bowl ad has hit an all-time high of $10 million. NBC says they charged an average of $8 million, but a “handful” of slots were sold for more than $10 million.
There were quite a few commercials released ahead of time, but they’re still fun.
Here’s a round-up of some of the best ads:
1. Comcast Xfinity showed us how “Jurassic Park” could’ve been different if their internet never went down. It’s directed by Taika Waititi and brings back Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum.
2. Ben Affleck puts a ’90s sitcom twist to “Good Will Hunting” for Dunkin’. Jason Alexander, Matt LeBlanc, Jaleel White, Jasmine Guy, and Alfonso Ribeiro bring back their iconic characters. It also stars Jennifer Aniston, Tom Brady, and Ted Danson. (I’d like to know the budget for this one.)
3. Owen Wilson gets a Spanish lesson from Sofía Vergara to get ready for the World Cup coverage for Telemundo.
4. Lady Gaga, Trevor Noah, Jisoo from Blackpink, and more reveal their favorite Pokémon to kick-off the company’s 30th anniversary.
5. Telehealth company Hims & Hers bring a powerful message: The wealth gap is a health gap.
6. Novartis reminded you to “relax your tight end” . . . and get screened for prostate cancer with a simple blood test. The ad stars NFL tight ends Rob Gronkowski, Tony Gonzalez, and George Kittle.
7. And if you didn’t get enough tight end shots there, Levi’s kicked off their booty-focused ad with Woody from “Toy Story”.
8. The award for “most disturbing ad” goes to Manscaped for their singing clumps of body hair.
9. Andy Samberg gets almost unrecognizable until he starts singing a parody of “Sweet Caroline” for Hellmann’s Mayonnaise.
10. State Farm wants you to STOP “Livin’ on a Prayer”. Keegan-Michael Key and Danny McBride lead an off-key singalong starring Hailee Steinfeld. Jon Bon Jovi makes a cameo at the end.
11. Chris Hemsworth thinks Alexa+ is out to kill him, and thinks of all the ways she could do it.
12. The Wegovy pill brings out Kenan Thompson, Ana Gasteyer, DJ Khaled, Danielle Brooks, Danny Trejo and John C. Reilly.
13. Serena Williams is also promoting GLP-1s for Ro.
14. Budweiser celebrates its 150th anniversary with a Clydesdale finding a baby Bald Eagle, and nurturing a friendship.
15. Liquid IV has a bunch of toilets singing Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds” to remind you to take a look at the color of your urine.
16. Ben Stiller fails at doing backflips like Benson Boone for Instacart.
17. Post Malone, Peyton Manning, and Shane Gillis, and an entire wedding party go tumbling down a hill to chase a keg of Bud Light.
18. There were also multiple movie teasers, including: “The Adventures of Cliff Booth“ . . . “The Mandalorian and Grogu“ . . . “Disclosure Day“ . . . and “Scream 7“.
