Watch the 10 Most Expensive Super Bowl Commercials Ever Made

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There are people who watch the Super Bowl for a spirited football game between two talented teams. There are those who watch it for the spectacle of the halftime show. And there are some of us who watch it — at least in part — for the commercials.

It’s a good thing these commercials have an audience, too, because they’re expensive. For a couple of minutes of screen time, companies shell out millions of dollars to put their product in front of viewers. Here’s a look at the most expensive Super Bowl commercials that ever aired.

1. Amazon Alexa – ‘Mind Reader’

A woman with long blonde hair and a denim jacket stands next to a man with short brown hair wearing a dark sweater over a white shirt. They are indoors, near stairs and a hallway, looking slightly upward.
YouTube/Top Super Bowl 2022 Commercials
YouTube/Top Super Bowl 2022 Commercials

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Cost: $26 million

Length: 130 seconds

Year: 2022

2. General Motors – ‘No Way Norway’

A man with curly hair and a beard, wearing a plaid shirt, holds a globe and a dart. He appears to be shouting or singing. Behind him are hay bales and a target with a dart in it. The background features green foliage and sunlight.
YouTube/Commercials Funny
YouTube/Commercials Funny

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Cost: $22 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2021

3. Cadillac – ‘ScissorHandsFree’

A person with wild hair wearing a black leather outfit stands with a woman in a pink blazer. They are outside in front of houses. The woman is smiling and holding the person's arm, who has scissor-like hands.
YouTube/Toppers
YouTube/Toppers

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Cost: $22 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2021

4. Google – ‘Loretta’

Text conversation on a screen. The first message says, "Show me photos of me and Loretta," followed by an assistant icon response: "Here are your photos.
YouTube/Top Super Bowl 2022 Commercials
YouTube/Top Super Bowl 2022 Commercials

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Cost: $16.8 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2020

5. Amazon – ‘Before Alexa’

A person dressed as a jester with a colorful hat and ruffled collar stands in a dimly lit, ornate room filled with people in period clothing. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling, casting a warm light.
YouTube/Marketing the Rainbow
YouTube/Marketing the Rainbow

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Cost: $16.8 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2020

6. 84 Lumber – ‘The Journey Begins’

Silhouette of two people holding hands and running through a field at sunset, with distant mountains and a clear sky in the background.
YouTube/84 Lumber
YouTube/84 Lumber

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Cost: $16.2 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2017

7. Ford – ‘Go Further’

A skier in a red jacket and orange pants sits on a chairlift suspended over a snow-covered landscape with dense, frosty trees below. The sky is overcast, adding to the wintry atmosphere.
YouTube/Vinavitrine
YouTube/Vinavitrine

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Cost: $16.2 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2017

8. Chrysler – ‘America’s Import’

Person wearing sunglasses, wrapped in a large, flowing flag with red, white, and blue stripes, standing against a bright, cloudy sky background.
YouTube/Glenbrook Dodge Chrysler Jeep
YouTube/Glenbrook Dodge Chrysler Jeep

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Cost: $16 million

Length: 120 seconds

Year: 2014

9. Amazon – ‘Not Everything Makes the Cut’

A satellite orbits above the Earth at night, with the planet's surface illuminated by city lights. The curvature of the Earth is visible, and the distant horizon is covered by a faint glow of the atmosphere.
YouTube/Super Bowl Commercials
YouTube/Super Bowl Commercials

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Cost: $15.6 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2019

10. Kia – ‘Give It Everything’

A person wearing a cap and a dirty white shirt is working under the hood of an old car in an outdoor setting. The vehicle is parked near a house, and trees are visible in the background.
YouTube/Super Bowl Commercials
YouTube/Super Bowl Commercials

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Cost: $15.6 million

Length: 90 seconds

Year: 2019

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Erin Kuschner

Erin Kuschner has spent the past decade as a writer and editor for both digital and print publications. Prior to joining Wealth Gang, she was a reporter and editor at Boston.com, Time Out Austin, and Time Out Los Angeles, and has written for the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, Eater, and other publications.