Answer: Low to mid-$5 million range

Here's an extended cut of an ad (2:30) that is likely to catch a lot of attention on Sunday:

• What is this specific advertiser trying to accomplish in this commercial? What do you they want you to remember about their brand? 
• In an era with so many streaming services that have trained consumers to watch shows without any ads, why do advertisers spend so much on Super Bowl ads? 
• Which types of companies do you think benefit the most from their Super Bowl ads?

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Behind the numbers (Adweek):

Fox is receiving as much as $5.6 million per 30-second spot, which is a new Super Bowl record. Other than one long-term deal that was transacted “years ago” for below $5 million, “everything we’ve done this year has been north of $5.2 million,” Winter said in November. He told Adweek the average price for a 30-second spot is in the low-to-mid $5 million range.

(Typically, advertisers who only buy a single Super Bowl spot would be charged that higher rate; those who purchase multiple spots in the game or as part of a larger Fox Sports media buy would receive a discounted rate.)

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