Total ad spending (2002-11): $39.2 Million
In eight of the last 10 years, Warner Bros. has used the Super Bowl to advertise its movies, sometimes buying two spots in a game. Movies advertised during the game include “Batman Begins,” “Starsky & Hutch,” Poseidon,” and “Austin Powers in Goldmember.” Like most Super Bowl ads, there’s no correlation between ad spending and box office success.



