Super Bowl Commercials 2015: Anticipated Movie Trailers, Ads and Actors

Believe it or not, some people do not watch the Super Bowl out of an insatiable passion for our nation's most popular sport. It appears some crazy human beings do not like sports at all. They are merely attending your Super Bowl party out of obligation because they just really like parties or simply for what happens between the whistles.

Yes, I speak of commercials. Those things that are usually unwelcome distractions or opportunities to take a restroom break become part of the in-game entertainment. Companies empty their advertising and creative budgets to come up with a 30-second spot that will justify the $4.5 million price tag—according to Frank Pallotta of CNNMoney—with future revenue. Sometimes, iconic spots even last well beyond their shelf life and become canon in the advertising industry.

Then, there are movie previews.

On the surface, a studio using a significant portion of its advertising budget on one event seems curious. The point in most cases is to blanket as many different markets as possible at as many different times. That ignores the significance of having more than 100 million people in a room at one time.

Studios that advertise movies during the Super Bowl tend to see an above-average return on investment, according to research by The Motley Fool's Jake Mann. It's rare that a movie previewed football's biggest day winds up a box-office bomb.

Is that because the movies advertised are big-budget blockbusters to begin with? Perhaps. There's always a murky line between correlation and causation. But there is a high likelihood that the movies previewed Sunday wind up having a more lasting impact than anything off the field.

With that in mind, let's take a look at some of the films with spots lined up.

Tomorrowland

From the "sounds like a board game but isn't" department. This George Clooney vehicle (he directs and acts) opens in May and is named after the section of futuristic land at the Walt Disney theme park. Clooney stars alongside Britt Robertson and Hugh Laurie in the science fiction film, in which Clooney and Robertson (playing his daughter) travel to Tomorrowland.

Jurassic World

Starring Chris Pratt, Jurassic World is a long time coming. It's been 14 years since the release of Jurassic Park III, a (relative) box-office disappointment that put the franchise on a seemingly never-ending hold. Jurassic World has seen countless actors and directors tied to the project, so it'll be interesting to see how the film turns out.

Terminator Genisys

This is another blast from the past. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to one of his most iconic roles for the Terminator reboot. The film also stars Emilia Clarke and Jason Clarke as Sarah and John Connor and will be released in July.

Ted 2

(Preview contains NSFW content.)

Get yourself ready for the deluge of parody Twitter accounts. The Seth MacFarlane-written and directed comedy returns for its sequel, which features Mark Wahlberg reprising his role as Dude Who Talks to Teddy Bears In His Mid-30s. Amanda Seyfried joins the cast this time as the female lead. There's no word on why Mila Kunis, the lead from the O.G. Ted won't be sticking around this time. Either way, I'm bitter.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water

Yes, that's footage of SpongeBob performing at the Bubble Bowl halftime show that has nothing to do with the upcoming movie. No, I do not care.

Minions

I have to be honest: I really thought Minions was going to be the title of a bad action thriller starring Jason Statham. I'm glad to say I was incorrect. Though I still have absolutely no clue what these critters are doing. Be sure to check back in a few months when this movie makes, like, $2 billion and I feel like an idiot for not knowing the source material.

(Yes, I looked it up and know it's based on Despicable Me. I'm a 24-year-old single guy without kids; forgive me for having not seen either Despicable Me movie.)

Seventh Son

Given its constant delays, massive budget and tepid response from its French debut, Universal Studios may be pulling a Hail Mary to make Seventh Son the blockbuster it once expected. Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore and Ben Barnes star in the fantasy-action drama set to debut next Friday.

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

The Divergent sequel will have an uphill battle if it wants to reach canon status. The first film finished with a 41 percent Rotten Tomatoes score and finished with around $288 million in the box office, a far cry from the similarly built Hunger Games and Twilight franchises. Twilight, which grew into a multibillion-dollar franchise despite tepid reviews, is perhaps the best-case scenario.

Shailene Woodley, Theo James and a majority of the cast from the first film return.

Kingsman: The Secret Service

This movie looks pretty dope and is getting rave reviews thus far. Plus, Samuel L. Jackson is in it. It'll be worth the theater ticket alone to hear Jackson's one line of over-acted dialogue that sends you rolling on the floor in laughter. Samuel L. remains the best.

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List of films provided by Deadline.com (h/t Slash Film).