The Super Bowl’s movie ads through the years

The New York Times has a great little feature up that takes you through the ads by category that have appeared within the Super Bowl broadcast beginning with 1984.

It’s interesting to look at that and draw some conclusions. You see a rise in the number of movie commercials in the late 90s but things really kick into gear around 2003, with 2007 then being a relatively light year after the huge amount in 2006.

Here’s a look at the movies that have been advertised within the game according to that list:

1987: Over the Top
1991: King Ralph; The Doors
1992: Shining Through; Stop
1993: Groundhog Day; A Few Good Men; Cliffhanger; Falling Down
1994: On Deadly Ground; Sugar Hill; Getaway
1995: Just Cause
1996: Independence Day
1997: The Devil’s Own; Men in Black; The Saint; Liar Liar; Dante’s Peak; The Lost World; The Fifth Element; Howard Stern’s Private Parts
1998: Sphere; Lost in Space; The Wedding Singer; Mask of Zorro; Armageddon; Mercury Rising
1999: Austin Powers – The Spy Who Shagged Me; The Mummy; Ed TV; Life; Wild Wild West, The Matrix
2000: Titan AE; Mission to Mars; Gladiator; Nutty Professor 2; U-571
2001: A Knight’s Tale; Hannibal; The Mummy Returns; Exit Wounds; Swordfish
2002: Austin Powers in Goldmember; Blade 2; Hart’s War; 40 Days and 40 Nights; XXX; Signs; Bad Company; Scorpion King; Collateral Damage
2003: Daredevil; Anger Management; Bad Boys 2; Charlie’s Angels; The Hulk; Bruce Almighty; The Recruit; The Matrix Reloaded; Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004: Secret Window; Van Helsing; 50 First Dates; The Ladykillers; Hidalgo; The Alamo; The Miracle; Troy; Starsky & Hutch
2005: Robots; The Pacifier; Be Cool; War of the Worlds; The Longest Yard, Sahara; Hitch; Constantine; Batman Begins
2006: World’s Fastest Indian; Running Scared; Mission Impossible III; Cars; Shaggy Dog; The Pirates of the Caribbean 2; 16 Blocks, Poseidon; V for Vendetta
2007: Pride, Hannibal Rising; Wild Hogs; Meet the Robinsons
2008: Wanted; Iron Man; Leatherheads; Prince Caspian; WALL-E; Jumper; You Don’t Mess With the Zohan