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Blame the ever-rising cost of a 30-second spot, which carries a price tag of $5.6 million this year.
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00:00The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs
00:03in the Super Bowl this Sunday on Fox.
00:05But for the second year in a row,
00:07there will be fewer movie ads during the big game,
00:10as more and more Hollywood studios are migrating
00:12to the pre-game and post-game shows,
00:14where an ad can cost half as much.
00:16After the two teams take to the field,
00:18according to insiders, Universal is expected to air spots
00:20for its summer tentpoles Minions The Rise of Gru,
00:23out July 3rd, and Fast and Furious 9, out May 22nd.
00:27Fun fact, every Fast and Furious movie
00:29has advertised on the Super Bowl,
00:31like Hobbs and Shaw last year.
00:33On my three, one!
00:37The spot for Fast 9 will be preceded by the movie's trailer premiere
00:40on Saturday at a concert in Miami.
00:42Fast and Furious star Ludacris will perform
00:44alongside Cardi B and Ozuna,
00:46both of whom appear in the upcoming installment,
00:48as well as Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth.
00:51While the trailer drop was officially announced,
00:53Universal has declined to comment
00:54regarding its plans for Sunday.
00:56Disney is likewise keeping mum
00:57regarding its specific plans,
01:00but according to sources,
01:01the studio will have a presence throughout the day.
01:03The batch of Disney releases that could make an appearance
01:05sometime during Sunday include two Pixar titles,
01:08Onward, out March 6th, and Soul, out June 19th,
01:12as well as the live-action Mulan movie, out March 27th,
01:15and Marvel's Black Widow, out May 1st.
01:17We have to go back to where it all started.
01:21Now, we do know that Paramount will air spots during the pre-game,
01:24for A Quiet Place 2, out March 20th,
01:26the SpongeBob movie, Sponge on the Run, out May 22nd,
01:29and Sonic the Hedgehog, out February 14th.
01:32How are you not dead?
01:33I have no idea!
01:35Oh, give me a big, fat, three!
01:39Paramount isn't saying if it has any plans to promote
01:41Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick, out June 26th,
01:44at any point during the day.
01:46This year, a 30-second spot airing during the big game
01:48carries a steep price tag of $5.6 million, up from last year.
01:53For much more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:55Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,
01:57I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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