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108-530: Jerry Maguire was inspired by an experience the sports agent Leigh Steinberg , a technical consultant for the film, had with the client Tim McDonald (who makes a cameo appearance in this film) during the 1993 NFL season when free agency was introduced. The film was also partly inspired by a 28-page memo written at Disney in 1991 by Jeffrey Katzenberg . Jerry Maguire received positive reviews for its performances and screenplay. It grossed more than $ 273 million worldwide against its $ 50 million budget. It

216-465: A commercial into the film and depicting the Reebok brand within certain agreed-upon standards; when the film was theatrically released, the commercial had been left out and a tirade including "broadsides against Reebok" was included. When the film aired on television, the Reebok commercial had been embedded into the film as originally agreed upon. The "Special Edition" DVD release of the film, which has

324-465: A cult following and has spawned several catchphrases into popular culture, such as "you had me at 'hello'" and “show me the money”. Jerry Maguire is a slick 35-year-old sports agent working for Sports Management International (SMI). After criticism from an injured player's son triggers a life-altering epiphany, he writes a mission statement about perceived dishonesty in the sports management business and his desire to work with fewer clients to produce

432-433: A dance for the wildly cheering crowd . Afterwards, Jerry and Rod embrace in front of other athletes and sports agents and show how their relationship has progressed from a strictly business one to a close personal one, which was one of the points Jerry made in his mission statement. He then flies back home to meet Dorothy while she was in the midst of her sister's divorcee get-together where they drink wine and complain about

540-739: A duet between Alicia Keys and Jack White of the White Stripes – the song was part of the soundtrack for the 2008 film Quantum of Solace , then the latest in the James Bond series . MNF celebrated its 600th game broadcast on October 20, 2008, in a game which the New England Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos , 41–7. The 39th season of MNF ended on December 22, 2008, when the Chicago Bears beat

648-474: A merger between the NFL and AFL), Rozelle concentrated on signing a weekly Monday night deal with one of the three major networks. However, both NBC and CBS were reluctant to disturb their regular programming schedules. On the other hand, ABC was a distant third in prime time ratings and more willing to take any perceived risk, moreover, ABC's existing Monday night prime time lineup was a particular weak spot. As

756-413: A red carpet entrance lined by cheering fans and photographers taking pictures. It began with a shot of a downtown stadium surrounded by skyscrapers, with a 2017 GMC Acadia (product placement again provided by GMC) displaying the location for that week's MNF game on its navigation system . The Acadia then headed to a glitzy red carpet at the stadium's entrance, where McDonough, Gruden and Salters exit

864-543: A $ 273,552,592 worldwide total, on a budget of $ 50 million. It was the ninth top-grossing film of 1996 and the fourth highest-grossing romantic drama film of all time. On Rotten Tomatoes , Jerry Maguire has an approval rating of 84% based on reviews from 90 critics, with an average score of 7.8/10. Its consensus states: "Anchored by dazzling performances from Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger, as well as Cameron Crowe's tender direction, Jerry Maguire meshes romance and sports with panache." On Metacritic ,

972-574: A Canadian financial-management firm, for a reported $ 120 million. Assante acquired several other sports agencies. In February 2002, David Dunn left SMD to open Athletes First, taking about 50 NFL players with him and opening offices about a mile from Steinberg's in Newport Beach, Calif. Extensive litigation ensued involving Dunn and Assante. Steinberg has successfully negotiated over $ 3 billion in contracts for players including Troy Aikman , Steve Young , and Patrick Mahomes . He has represented

1080-627: A February 2021 interview, Crowe said he had considered making a sequel to Jerry Maguire and that he had been approached several times about making a TV series adaptation of the film. In both cases, he felt that any continuation of the film's story should focus on Rod Tidwell and his family life with wife Marcee. Leigh Steinberg Leigh William Steinberg (born March 27, 1949) is an American sports agent , philanthropist, and author. During his 50-year career, Steinberg has represented over 300 professional athletes in football , baseball , basketball , boxing , and Olympic sports . He has represented

1188-419: A better, more caring personal relationship with them. In response, SMI management sends Bob Sugar, Jerry's protégé, to fire him in a restaurant. This immediately spurs both men to race to call every one of Jerry's clients to retain their respective services. Jerry speaks to Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell, one of his smallest clients who is disgruntled with his pay. Rod tests Jerry's resolve through

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1296-497: A cinematic tease produced by Rico Labbe, Michael Sciallis, and Jason Jobes. It was during one of these teases that Barack Obama spoofed his announcement for the 2008 Presidential candidacy in favor of his hometown Chicago Bears in their game against the St. Louis Rams . That year, the tease was followed by the show open produced by Los Angeles-based The Syndicate called "Transformation". It features computer-generated imagery showing

1404-470: A city being transformed into a football stadium and passers-by on the street turning into players, coaches, fans, and officials set to an updated orchestral treatment of the "Heavy Action" theme song. The sequence began every week with a different celebrity walking down the street, picking up a glowing football helmet with the ESPN logo on the side and saying, "I'm ready for some football! Are you?", thus beginning

1512-674: A computer-generated stadium using 3D imagery – from the previous 45 seasons up to 2014. This was Mike Tirico 's final season as the play-by-play announcer for MNF , as he would join NBC Sports in June 2016. After three years of using the timeline-themed open, MNF debuted a new 75-second, Hollywood-themed open on September 12, 2016, featuring ESPN's new MNF broadcast team – Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Jon Gruden (color) and Lisa Salters (sideline reporter) – and more than 20 active NFL stars and Pro Football Hall of Famers walking along

1620-474: A consultant for the HBO original series Arli$ $ and served as the title sponsor of the annual Newport Beach Film Festival . Steinberg made an appearance in the film Jerry Maguire , and is credited as the real life inspiration of the sports agents from that film. He has developed original television and film content for Fox Television , Warner Brothers Studios , ABC Entertainment , and HBO. He has been at

1728-545: A decade of sobriety in 2020. Monday Night Football Monday Night Football (often abbreviated as MNF ) is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that air on Monday nights. It originally ran on ABC from 1970 to 2005 , before moving exclusively to sister network ESPN from 2006 to 2019 . While still airing on ESPN, MNF returned to ABC in 2020 beginning with select ESPN simulcasts , later expanding to select ABC exclusive telecasts in 2022 , and since 2023 ABC has aired

1836-694: A game telecast, this time for the Chiefs ' home opener against the San Diego Chargers . As in 2007, the broadcast was shifted to ESPN once the first game was over. The game between the Jets and the Vikings was both Brett Favre 's first game in East Rutherford since his only season there in 2008 and marked Randy Moss 's return to the Vikings. Moss played only four games for Minnesota until he

1944-424: A greater television audience. An early bid by the league in 1964 to play on Friday nights was soundly defeated, with critics charging that such telecasts would damage the attendance at high school football games, and in any event had been prohibited by Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 for that very reason alongside Saturday games to protect college football . Two years later, Rozelle would build on this success as

2052-603: A live audience with large video screens in the background. The end of the opening sequence featured the team logos of that night's participants transitioning into the new ESPN Monday Night Football logo before going to a live shot. On October 3, 2011, ESPN pulled the theme song after Williams appeared on the Fox News Channel program, Fox & Friends , where he compared a golf outing involving Barack Obama , John Boehner , Joe Biden and John Kasich to " Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu ." On October 6, 2011, it

2160-399: A long tirade on his lack of contract extension. By the conclusion of the conversation, Bob has managed to persuade the rest of Jerry's clients to stick with SMI. Leaving the office, Jerry loudly announces that he will start his own agency and asks if anyone will join him, to which only 26-year-old single mother Dorothy Boyd agrees. Frank "Cush" Cushman, a superstar quarterback prospect who

2268-407: A low-ball offer. Rod and his wife decide to pass on the offer despite Jerry's warning that if he gets injured, he will receive nothing. Without any money coming in, Dorothy knows that Jerry is unable to afford payroll, so she decides to move to San Diego as she has a secure job offer there alongside health benefits. However, she and Jerry then decide at the last minute to get married in order to share

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2376-482: A national spotlight game which during the season's most critical weeks late in the year probably would not show the most important game of the week was long known by the league and network. As a result of this, the NFL wished to move the "Game of the Week" idea to Sunday nights to make flex scheduling possible, and they had long stated that it was only interested in having flex scheduling on Sundays, and not Mondays since it

2484-726: A new football franchise to locate in Los Angeles. He lives in Southern California and has three children. Steinberg describes his financial problems as having mounted since 2003, when he became involved with extensive litigation with Dunn and Assante (see above ), escalating with his 2008 divorce settlement, and also exacerbated by problems with alcoholism . Steinberg was arrested for DUI in 1997 and again in 2007, and for public intoxication in 2008, all in Newport Beach, California . In December 2011, it

2592-406: A result, Rozelle made a deal with ABC. Despite high ratings, ABC lost millions of dollars on televising the games during the late 1990s and 2000s. The NFL also indicated that it wanted Sunday night to be the new night for its marquee game, because more people tend to watch television on Sundays, and games held on that night would be more conducive to flexible scheduling , a method by which some of

2700-400: A song, "Wise Up", to be used in the film, but Crowe felt it did not fit. According to Crowe, he had used Mann's original version, a simple demo piano, in a scene in which Jerry Maguire is moving through an airport. Mann's final version was "larger, more lush, more of a personal epic, and quite incredible... suddenly it was too big for the scene it was meant for." He said not being able to use it

2808-594: A sports agent since 1988. In June 2008, AFI revealed its "Ten Top Ten" —the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Jerry Maguire was acknowledged as the tenth best film in the sports genre . It was also voted by AFI as #100 on its list of 100 Passions. The quotes "Show me the money!" and "You had me at 'hello'" were also ranked by AFI on its list of 100 Movie Quotes , ranked #25 and #52 respectively. American Film Institute Lists In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named Jerry Maguire one of

2916-471: Is a book, with the chapter number (in Roman numerals , sequentially with each week) and a tag line about the game to be played that night. At the end of the song, Williams Jr. plugged in the cords, thereby launching animated "helmets" into space, from the building toward the stadium at which the game was held (with the exception of October 5, 2009, when the helmets zoomed towards Brett Favre instead), passing

3024-403: Is easier logistically on relatively short notice to move kickoff times by hours instead of days. This became one of the major factors leading to the 2006 end of MNF on ABC , and NBC instead agreeing to air the "Game of the Week" with flex scheduling on Sunday Night Football . The NFL finally agreed to expand flex scheduling to MNF beginning in the 2023 season. That same season, in Week 15,

3132-635: Is expected to be the number one pick in the NFL Draft , initially also stays with Jerry after he makes a personal visit to the Cushman home. Frank's father agrees but insists on a handshake deal instead of a signed contract because "his word is strong as oak". However, Bob Sugar persuades Cush and his racist father to sign with SMI behind Jerry's back after seeing Jerry spend time to introduce Rod, "a Black man", to other football executives. After an argument, Jerry breaks up with his disgruntled fiancée Avery who

3240-528: Is referenced twice in the film, with a Janet poster seen hanging in Teepee's room and Cuba Gooding Jr. 's character Rod Tidwell asking " What Have You Done for Me Lately ?", paying homage to Jackson's hit of the same name. Artie Lange filmed a scene for the movie but it was edited out of the final cut. Patricia Arquette , Kate Beckinsale , Bridget Fonda , Winona Ryder , Marisa Tomei , Cameron Diaz , Uma Thurman and Jennifer Lopez were all considered for

3348-583: Is winning. Jerry's marriage with Dorothy deteriorates as they struggle financially, with Dorothy losing hope that it will work out. During a December 25, 1995, ABC Monday Night Football game between the Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys , Rod catches the winning touchdown that secures a spot for the Cardinals in the playoffs but appears to receive a serious injury in the process. After a few scary minutes, he regains consciousness and celebrates with

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3456-432: The 2006 season . In 2011 , ESPN extended its MNF contract for an additional eight seasons, giving it rights to the broadcasts until 2021. The deal, valued around US$ 15 billion, also gave ESPN rights to expanded highlights, international, and streaming rights. A new deal signed in 2021 sees ESPN retain these rights through 2033. Included with the new contract are the rights to two Super Bowls in 2027 and 2031,

3564-529: The 2023 NFL season . The decision was made while the season was already underway, and therefore upset the league's other broadcasters. The move gave ABC an immediate financial benefit since the network could now charge higher commercial fees during those additional weeks since NFL games generally have higher ratings than most other programming. The simulcast came at a cost for Disney's cable partners, who would lose revenue from local insertion advertising as viewers gravitated towards their local ABC station to watch

3672-622: The Green Bay Packers , 20–17, in overtime at home at Soldier Field in Chicago. The title sequence for the 40th season of MNF featured Hank Williams Jr. seen on the steps of a building (presumably a museum), surrounded by dancers, football fans, and statues/busts – which, along with everyone else in the scene, begin to move and dance – patterned after those at the Pro Football Hall of Fame . The transition to Williams Jr.

3780-497: The International Space Station . As with the previous season (as mentioned above), the helmets "land" at midfield during a live shot and then crashed into each other. Williams Jr. appeared again at the end of the telecast to promote the following week's matchup. After that, the picture was freezeframed and the shot zoomed out to the book, which showed the freezeframed picture as part of a page. As this happened,

3888-677: The Las Vegas Raiders defeated the New Orleans Saints 34–24 on Monday Night Football . Monday Night Football has continued to provide entertainment as sports throughout its run. In addition to the extra cameras, the program has also pioneered technological broadcast innovations, such as the use of enhanced slow motion replays and computerized graphics. Celebrity guests – such as former Vice President Spiro Agnew , singers Plácido Domingo and former Beatle John Lennon , former President Bill Clinton , and even Kermit

3996-668: The University of California, Berkeley . He also was a resident assistant at the UC Berkeley dorms and had Steve Bartkowski and Steve Wozniak on his floor. Steinberg eventually formed his own student government political party, called Unity. His moderate politics at the protest-prone Berkeley at the height of the Vietnam War drew such a following that he was elected President of the Associated Students of

4104-570: The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years. In 2017, the NFL produced two " A Football Life " mockumentaries to commemorate the film's 20th anniversary edition; they portray the careers of Rod Tidwell and Frank Cushman after the events of the film. Beau Bridges , Jay Mohr , Jerry O'Connell , and Aries Spears reprised their roles from the film, along with Roy Firestone and several real-life sports figures, including Shaquille O'Neal . According to

4212-456: The 40th season – of MNF , after which the book closed, signifying the end of the season. The 40th season had the highest season viewership for MNF since ESPN acquired the rights to the broadcast. This was primarily due to the buffo ratings ESPN received for airing the October 5, 2009 game which featured Favre taking on his former team, the Green Bay Packers . The opening for the 2010 season

4320-688: The Anti-Defamation League preparing students to fight racism and inequality throughout the world which has since become the Glass Leadership Institute. He has endowed scholarships at his high school, donated time and resources to organizations such as Special Olympics , Juvenile Diabetes Foundation , and Junior Achievement . He has also endowed a classroom at Boalt Hall at the University of California at Berkeley. Steinberg's community activism has drawn praise from

4428-487: The Cardinals, allowing him to finish his pro football career in Arizona . Roy announces it which causes Rod to break down emotionally and thank everyone and extends warm gratitude to Jerry. Jerry speaks with several other pro athletes, some of whom have read his earlier mission statement and respect his work with Rod. As themselves: Cameron Crowe originally wrote the screenplay for Tom Hanks . Crowe took so long to write

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4536-738: The ESPN pregame show Monday Night Countdown . Per an NFL broadcasting policy intended to allow those who do not subscribe to cable or satellite television to see local games televised by a pay television network, the ESPN-exclusive games are also made available on an over-the-air station in each participating team's local market. MNF is broadcast in Canada on TSN and RDS , in most of Australia on ESPN Australia , in Portugal on Eleven Sports, on TV 2 Sport in Denmark, on Channel 5 in

4644-824: The Fourth of July by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom only. The film was double-featured with Cliffhanger via DVD in 2008 and also double-featured with A Few Good Men via DVD on December 29, 2009. The film was also chosen to be released in 4K as part of the Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 1 4K Ultra HD box set alongside Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , Dr. Strangelove , Lawrence of Arabia , Gandhi , and A League of Their Own on June 16, 2020. Jerry Maguire spawned several popular quotations, including "Show me

4752-456: The Frog – were often featured during the game to "liven up" the broadcast. The December 9, 1974 contest featured a rare instance of two celebrities entering the booth, with Lennon being interviewed by Howard Cosell and California governor Ronald Reagan speaking with Frank Gifford , with Reagan explaining the rules of American football (off-camera) to Lennon as the game went along. However,

4860-405: The NFL began a four-year experiment of playing on Monday night, scheduling one game in prime time on CBS during the 1966 and 1967 seasons, and two contests during each of the next two years. NBC followed suit in 1968 and 1969 with games involving American Football League teams. During negotiations on a new television contract that would begin in 1970 (coinciding with the completion of

4968-521: The NFL end-of-game bumper music was played and the book closed, revealing a golden NFL logo on the back cover and signifying the end of the "chapter", or game. The scene was filmed in the summer of 2009 at The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee . Before Williams Jr. appears, Frank Gifford gave a short vignette about a memorable moment in the history of MNF featuring one or both of the teams playing that night's game. Tony Kornheiser did not return to

5076-496: The NFL's best games could be moved from the afternoon to the evening on Sunday on short notice. Given these factors, as well as the rise of ABC's ratings on Sunday night, and the network's wish of protecting its TV series Desperate Housewives on that night, on April 18, 2005, ABC and the NFL announced the end of their 36-year partnership, with the Monday Night Football broadcasts being moved to ESPN starting with

5184-583: The No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft a record eight times. Steinberg is often credited as the real-life inspiration for the sports agent in Cameron Crowe 's film Jerry Maguire in 1996. Steinberg was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents, a teacher and a librarian, who pushed public service along with ambition. He attended Hamilton High School . He attended the University of California Los Angeles , for one year (1966–67) before transferring to

5292-643: The No. 1 pick overall in the NFL draft a record eight times, in addition to representing over 60 other first round draft picks in the NFL. Steinberg has actively been involved with the Human Relations Commission, Children Now, Children's Miracle Network , Coro Fellows Program, and the Starlight Foundation . He founded and underwrites the Steinberg Leadership Institute, a nationwide program run by

5400-648: The Parthenon scenes were repeated from the year before. The 2010 season marked Williams' 22nd as part of the telecast's open. In an unusual coincidence, both games which had the New York Jets as a home team at New Meadowlands Stadium (now MetLife Stadium ) were delayed because of heavy rain and lightning in the area. In the first instance, the September 13 game against the Baltimore Ravens , it

5508-491: The United Kingdom, and in some other regions of the world outside the U.S. on ESPN International . A Spanish-language version airs on ESPN Deportes in the U.S. and on ESPN International in Latin America, while a Portuguese version airs on ESPN Brasil . During the early 1960s, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle envisioned the possibility of playing at least one game weekly during prime time that could be viewed by

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5616-431: The University of California , the university's student government. He subsequently resigned from his post as a result of a cheating scandal. He earned a B.A. in political science in 1970 and a J.D. in 1973 from UC Berkeley. For many years Steinberg and Jeff Moorad had a sports agency partnership called "Steinberg, Moorad & Dunn", or "SMD". They sold that firm in October 1999 to Assante Sports Management Group,

5724-528: The booth after 3 seasons and was replaced by former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden . The 40th season of MNF ended on December 28, 2009, with the Minnesota Vikings – Chicago Bears game in Chicago, in which the Bears won in overtime, 36–30. The telecast ended with a vignette that featured Gifford taking a look back at highlights from the previous four decades – and

5832-507: The bulk of the games in simulcast with ESPN. In addition, ESPN2 features the Manningcast alternate telecast of select games, which was established in 2020, and since 2021 , ESPN+ has served as the U.S. streaming home of MNF . During its initial run on ABC, MNF became one of the longest-running U.S. television series , as well as one of the highest-rated , particularly among male viewers. Since 1993 , it has been preceded by

5940-453: The car, followed on the carpet by a flood of NFL players representing the past and present of MNF . Players then posed for pictures and wave to the crowd as they reach the stadium entrance. Josh Norman (Redskins), Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals) and Rob Gronkowski (Patriots) were among the current players being represented in the open, with Franco Harris (Steelers), Jerry Rice (49ers), Barry Sanders (Lions) and Bruce Smith (Bills) among

6048-578: The changes he's brought to the world through sports; one of his strategies was to encourage his clients to give back to the high school community that helped shape them. Steinberg made it a practice not to take any clients who weren't interested in contributing. In 1992, Steinberg helped lead a successful campaign to prevent the San Francisco Giants baseball club from relocating to Florida. For his efforts, then San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan honored him by declaring "Leigh Steinberg Day" in

6156-549: The city of San Francisco soon after. In 1994, then Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris utilized Steinberg as a consultant in his successful bid to prevent the Oakland Athletics baseball club from relocating to Sacramento or San Jose. Steinberg also served as co-chairperson of the "Save the Rams" committee in its unsuccessful attempt to keep the franchise from leaving Southern California and was active in pursuits to attract

6264-437: The difference between himself and other football players: "Other football players may have the coin, but they won't have the 'Kwan'." These lines are largely attributed to Cameron Crowe , director and screenwriter of the film. Zellweger said of filming the famous "hello" line, "Cameron had me say it a few different ways. It's so funny, because when I read it, I didn't get it–I thought it was a typo somehow. I kept looking at it. It

6372-454: The fictional history, Cushman retired after only four years due to a severe case of athlete's foot , and devoted himself to charity work with children with the same affliction; Tidwell was offered an even more lucrative contract, but declined, declaring that the "quan" was not there, and he preferred to devote more time to his family. The Tidwell mockumentary also features an adult Ray Boyd, inspired by Jerry and Rod to own his own boxing gym. In

6480-627: The film "accurately portrayed the cutthroat nature of the agent business, especially the lengths to which agents will go to retain or pilfer clients. It also captured the financial, emotional and psychological investment that goes far beyond negotiating contracts." The film's screenplay was later voted the 66th greatest ever written in a poll by the Writers Guild of America. Jerry Maguire was first released on VHS and LaserDisc on May 29, 1997 by Columbia TriStar Home Video . Over 3 million copies were sold during its first week of release. It

6588-506: The film "starts out looking cynical and quickly becomes a heartwarmer." Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote "An exceptionally tasty contempo comedic romance, Jerry Maguire runs an unusual pattern on its way to scoring an unexpected number of emotional, social and entertaining points. Smartly written and boasting a sensational cast, Cameron Crowe's shrewdly observed third feature also gives Tom Cruise one of his very best roles..." Former Green Bay Packers vice president Andrew Brandt said that

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6696-466: The film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Cuba Gooding Jr. won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rod Tidwell, the Arizona Cardinals football player who sticks with Maguire. Cruise

6804-512: The film's theatrical edit, includes the commercial as bonus content. Jerry Maguire debuted at number one above Mars Attacks! , earning $ 17,084,296 during its opening weekend. The film would earn the second-highest December opening weekend at the time of its release, behind Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . It eventually grossed $ 153,952,592 in North American box office and approximately $ 119.6 million internationally for

6912-549: The final two weeks of the regular season. The franchise with the most Monday night appearances is the Dallas Cowboys , with 85. The Pittsburgh Steelers secured the all-time lead with most wins on November 28, 2022, at 52. The most common Monday Night Football pairings are Broncos vs. Raiders (19 times as of 2019 ) and Commanders vs. Cowboys (17 match-ups as of 2015 , most among NFC matchups). The defunct Candlestick Park in San Francisco holds

7020-448: The first playoff game, a team may have five days off and others six, and also to allow the league to have games with mutual playoff implications played at the same time, most games during the final week of the regular season are played on Sunday. Consequently, there is no Monday night game that week. From 2003 to 2005 , one game was played on Thursday and another on Monday under the Monday Night Football banner. Starting in 2006 , when

7128-793: The forefront of the Internet revolution, creating and building sports websites, strategically aligning his firm with ESPN 's Sportzone.com and developing online marketing courseware for professionals and students alike. He has lent his marketing expertise to the video game software business and served as a member of the Board of Directors for two software manufacturers. Steinberg wrote a best-selling book with Michael D'Orso , Winning with Integrity: Getting What You Want Without Selling Your Soul , published by Three Rivers Press in October 1999. The book provides readers insight on how to improve their life through non-confrontational negotiating. The majority of

7236-461: The game instead, rather than the ESPN networks. ABC's planned simulcast schedule for the 2024 NFL season had reverted back to four games, before Disney confirmed the simulcasts would continue until the end of the season on October 11, 2024, bringing the ESPN/ABC simulcast total from the originally planned four to ten. To avoid unfairness due to a Monday Night Football game where, just before

7344-419: The health benefits. Over the next several months, Rod and Jerry grow closer through a series of open and difficult conversations as they struggle to make ends meet. This culminates in the famous phrase "Help me, help you" that seems to finally get across to Rod to stop complaining and to start playing his heart out. Rod takes Jerry's advice to prove he is worthy of his contract. He is playing well, and his team

7452-544: The home toward the stadium at which the game was held. Through computer-generated imagery, the helmets "land" at midfield during a live shot, and then explode. The "exploding helmets" gimmick was also used at various times in the 1980s and 1990s during the pre-game tease. Williams Jr. then appeared again at the end of the game to promote the next week's matchup. ESPN also continued to promote upcoming albums through its use in bumper music. On September 29 ( Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers ), ESPN used " Another Way to Die ",

7560-399: The inadequacies of men and marriage. Jerry barges in which causes all eyes to look at him. He gives an impassioned speech telling her that he loves her and wants her in his life, which she reciprocates with the famous line "shut up, shut up, you had me at hello". Rod appears on ESPN's Up Close with Roy Firestone . Unbeknownst to him, Jerry has secured him a massive $ 11.2 million contract with

7668-503: The introduction of flexible scheduling, three doubleheaders during the season with exclusive games on ABC , one divisional playoff game, and one exclusive game on ESPN+ . Beginning with the 2020 season , select Monday Night Football games have been simulcast on ABC . In the 2020 season , three games were simulcast. In the 2021 season , three Monday Night Football games and the new Week 18 Saturday doubleheader were simulcast. After ESPN renewed its Monday Night Football contract, it

7776-547: The late 1990s and early 2000s saw an even more increased reliance on the entertainment factor. Some halftime shows, featuring popular music stars, were broadcast in their entirety rather than being ignored in favor of analysis of the game by the commentators, as in previous seasons. On December 8, 1980, one of the most memorable moments of MNF occurred when Cosell announced in a news flash that John Lennon had been shot and killed in New York City. Monday Night Football

7884-403: The leg?"), actor Sylvester Stallone , film director Spike Lee , hip hop artist Jay-Z , and MNF theme singer Hank Williams Jr. ESPN scaled back to only one opening tease for the 2007 season. Williams Jr. and the all-star band returned, only this time they played in a " juke joint " set on a country road. The lead singer arrives in a GMC Yukon truck (GMC paid for product placement ) with

7992-567: The license plate "BOCEPHUS", which is Williams' nickname. The Syndicate's computer-generated tease was dropped and replaced by short pre-taped films focusing on a team or player in the game. Some of them have featured actor Jamie Foxx. Joe Theismann did not return to the MNF booth after 1 season, and was replaced by Ron Jaworski . The guest visits continued: Barkley returned to the booth on September 17 in Philadelphia . Other guests throughout

8100-601: The major criticism of ESPN's first MNF season. On the opening weekend, Arnold Schwarzenegger, another celebrity-turned- California governor , was in the booth at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California ; before that, Jamie Foxx appeared at FedExField in suburban Washington, D.C. Following them, celebrity appearances included NBA basketball superstar Dwyane Wade , Basketball Hall of Fame player Charles Barkley , NASCAR Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon , comedian Jimmy Kimmel (whose opening words to Joe Theismann were "how's

8208-567: The majority owner of ESPN, has used Monday Night Football to promote its other properties, releasing a trailer for the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens during one broadcast and incorporating The Muppets into another trailer. For its 2006 debut on ESPN, Williams Jr. re-recorded the MNF opening theme with an all-star jam band that included among others Brian Setzer , Little Richard , Questlove , Joe Perry , Clarence Clemons , Rick Nielsen , Bootsy Collins , Charlie Daniels , and Steven Van Zandt . The 2006 telecast generally began with

8316-574: The matter: "After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made my decision... By pulling my opening October 3, [ESPN] stepped on the toes of the First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore me, my song, and All My Rowdy Friends are out of here. It's been a great run." MNF did not have an opening sequence at all from Week 4 through the end of that season. With Suzy Kolber reassigned to the new studio show NFL32 , and Michele Tafoya having left ESPN for NBC Sunday Night Football ,

8424-449: The money!" (shouted repeatedly in a phone exchange between Rod Tidwell and Jerry Maguire), "You complete me" , "Help me help you," "The key to this business is personal relationships" and "You had me at 'hello'" (said by Renée Zellweger 's Dorothy Boyd after a lengthy romantic plea by Jerry Maguire), and "Kwan," a word used by Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Tidwell meaning love, respect, community, and money (also spelled "quan" and "quawn") to illustrate

8532-788: The originally scheduled game between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots became the first game to be flexed out of the MNF spot; it was replaced with a matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Seattle Seahawks. 2023 was also the first NFL season New Year's Day fell on a Monday in the penultimate week of the regular season, consequently to avoid a conflict with the College Football Playoff there were no Monday games scheduled for

8640-430: The part of Dorothy. Mira Sorvino was also considered for Dorothy but the producers would not meet her quote. The producers also considered Janeane Garofalo for the role of Dorothy but she was deemed too old for the part. Connie Britton auditioned for the role of Dorothy, and the choice was narrowed down to Zellweger and Britton, with Zellweger winning the part. Damon Wayans and Mykelti Williamson were considered for

8748-451: The participating teams, organized in the style of a concert poster . Despite the de-emphasis on entertainment on the overall telecast, ESPN did bring back Hank Williams Jr. for his 20th season as part of the opening. This time, the opening sequence was set in a private residence . At the end of the song, Williams Jr. touched a foot pump, which supposedly contained the helmets of that night's participating teams. The helmets were launched from

8856-517: The political world. He has received accommodations from Congress, State Senate, State Legislature, The Los Angeles City Council, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Ronald Reagan , George H. W. Bush , and Bill Clinton . Steinberg has received screen credit as a technical consultant on several films, including Jerry Maguire , Any Given Sunday , and For the Love of the Game . He has also worked as

8964-501: The proceeds raised on his 1999 book tour were donated to the Junior Achievement Educational Foundation. His book The Agent: My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game was published in 2014. Steinberg was a speaker at the independently organized TED Talk hosted by Chapman University . He spoke about "Making an impact in the world through sports". Steinberg gave key insights into

9072-575: The program's logo, was seen before the Monday Night Football Launch segment. The opening animation sequence begins with an image of a 2014 GMC Sierra ( GMC paid for product placement) and then goes into a timeline of historical events that occurred during the Monday Night Football era, including some highlights of MNF games from the previous 43 seasons up to 2012. At the end of the sequence, helmets featuring logos of that night's two participating teams are shown, followed by

9180-545: The record for hosting the most Monday Night Football games, including its 36th and final Monday night game on December 23, 2013. Among the active stadiums following the conclusion of the 2017 season , Miami Gardens, Florida 's Hard Rock Stadium had hosted the most games with 36. Eight new NFL stadiums have made their regular season debuts on Monday Night Football . Most recently, Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada , hosted its first NFL game on September 21, 2020, when

9288-416: The role of Rod Tidwell. Jamie Foxx unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Rod Tidwell. Diane Lane was considered for the role of Avery Bishop; however, the role was eventually given to Kelly Preston . Billy Wilder was considered for the part of Jerry's mentor Dicky Fox. Jerry Maguire was scored by Crowe's then-wife, Nancy Wilson , a member of the rock band Heart . Songwriter Aimee Mann recorded

9396-486: The screenplay that by the time the film was ready to be made, he thought Hanks was too old to play the part. Woody Harrelson was offered the role but turned it down. Rod Tidwell was partially modeled after Charley Taylor . Janet Jackson auditioned and was initially accepted for the role of Marcee Tidwell, though it later went to Regina King , who previously co-starred in Jackson's debut film Poetic Justice . Jackson

9504-412: The season included Kimmel (another returnee), Drew Carey , Miley Cyrus , Russell Crowe and Terry Bradshaw . In addition, Gordon was a halftime guest on the game just before the season-ending Ford 400 and was joined by teammate Jimmie Johnson . At the end of each game, Williams returned to say, "See you in (city that is the site of the next week's game)." Both the open and close contain helmets of

9612-516: The sequence itself included some additional highlights of MNF games from the previous 44 seasons up to 2013. A 3D opening animation sequence is used for the 2015 season (46th season overall and tenth on ESPN). GMC's product placement once again promoted the automaker's line of Denali vehicles, including the Yukon Denali that is seen at the beginning. Also among the many changes is the highlights of MNF games – this time, they are set inside

9720-419: The series moved to cable, two games are played on the opening Monday night to capitalize on fan interest during " NFL Kickoff Weekend ". Before 2023 , the MNF schedule was set during each Spring before the regular season, which could not be changed. Thus, the league and network cannot guarantee that each late-season MNF matchup would have any significance or would be highly anticipated. The problem of having

9828-406: The sideline reporter position rotated between various reporters for the season. For the second year in a row, and the third time overall, the beginning of the 10:15 p.m. Eastern Time game ( Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos ) was shown on ESPN2 as the game that began at 7:00 pm. Eastern Time ( New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins ) ran past the scheduled time period. Lisa Salters

9936-425: The standard edition contains no special features, the two-disc edition primarily includes deleted scenes, commentary tracks, featurettes, and a music video for Bruce Springsteen 's " Secret Garden ". The film was later released on Blu-ray on September 9, 2008, with the same special features found on the second disc of the "Special Edition" DVD. In 2008, the film was triple-packed with A Few Good Men and Born on

10044-400: The transformation process. Celebrities for 2006 included Arnold Schwarzenegger , Matthew Fox , Hugh Hefner , Paris Hilton , Spike Lee , Ashton Kutcher , Samuel L. Jackson , Ludacris , Jack Black , Kiefer Sutherland , James Belushi , Ben Stiller , Tyra Banks , Carmen Electra , and Eva Longoria . In addition, celebrities returned in full force to the booth, though this proved to be

10152-416: The various Monday Night Football logos used since the program's debut in 1970. The 80-second opening animation sequence, which also featured Pac-Man , Darth Vader and President Ronald Reagan , was created by actor/filmmaker Peter Berg . A revision of the opening sequence was used for the 2014 season. Among the few changes, GMC's product placement promoted the automaker's line of Denali vehicles, while

10260-565: Was "heartbreaking". The song was included on the Jerry Maguire soundtrack and later used in the 1999 film Magnolia . "Secret Garden", originally a Bruce Springsteen track from 1995, was re-released in 1997 after its exposure in the film and on the soundtrack, and reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 . TriStar received merchandise and marketing services of over $ 1.5 million from Reebok in exchange for incorporating

10368-518: Was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the movie marked Renée Zellweger 's breakout role. The film itself was nominated for Best Picture , and crew members on the film were nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing awards. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars, writing that there "are so many subplots that Jerry Maguire seems too full" and also commented that

10476-420: Was announced that Williams would no longer be singing the theme song, and that "All My Rowdy Friends" would no longer be used as its theme, as Williams still owns the song. A statement from ESPN said that the network has "decided to part ways with Hank Williams Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of MNF has always been about the games and that will continue." Williams commented on

10584-479: Was delayed 25 minutes; the second delay, prior to the October 11 contest against the Minnesota Vikings , lasted for 40 minutes. Prior to the September 13 game, the last ESPN telecast to encounter weather problems was on October 4, 1998 (a Sunday night) when lightning halted a game between the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter. The first delay forced ESPN to use ESPN2 for

10692-475: Was emotionally unsupportive. He then turns to Dorothy, becoming closer to her young son, Ray, and eventually starts a romantic relationship with her. Jerry concentrates all his efforts on Rod, now his only remaining client, who turns out to be very difficult to satisfy. In bad need of money, Jerry calls in a favor to get a contract extension from Rod's current team, the Arizona Cardinals, but receives

10800-409: Was identical to that used in 2009, except for the final scenes. This time, Williams Jr. turns a wheel filled with paint, with CGI colors blasting into the air, revealing the helmets containing logos of the participating teams – which stay on top of the building. In one other minor difference, the chapter numbers in the "book" were changed from Roman to Arabic numerals . Gifford provided new vignettes and

10908-440: Was named the permanent solo sideline reporter for the 2012 season. In addition, color commentator Ron Jaworski did not return to the booth after 5 seasons. As a result, Jon Gruden became the solo color commentator, with MNF going back to a two-man booth for the first time since its final season on ABC (2005). MNF ' s opening graphic sequence, which showed the helmet logos of the game's two participating NFL teams and then

11016-406: Was re-released on VHS in the late 1990s. In its first week of release on VHS to stores and video stores in 1997, it made $ 80 million in sales and $ 7.6 million in rentals. The $ 80 million was split between video dealers and Columbia TriStar Home Video. The film was first released onto DVD on June 24, 1997 and around 2002 respectively in both a standard edition and a two-disc "Special Edition". While

11124-468: Was reported that a bench warrant had been issued against Steinberg after he failed to appear at a scheduled hearing, concerning an unpaid judgement of $ 1.4 million, by far the largest of several debts he owes; in fact the bench warrant was authorized by a judge but never issued. On January 11, 2012 Steinberg filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. In 2012 a party thrown by friends celebrated 2 years of sober living for Steinberg. Steinberg celebrated

11232-550: Was revealed that these simulcasts would expand starting with the 2022 season . To accommodate the expanded simulcasts, ABC announced that Dancing with the Stars would move to Disney+ for its 31st season only. The network later announced that DWTS returned to ABC and simulcast on Disney+ after one year and moved to Tuesdays permanently. On September 18, 2023, amid the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes , ABC announced that it would simulcast Monday Night Football during each week of

11340-432: Was the ninth-highest-grossing film of 1996 . It was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Actor for Cruise, with Cuba Gooding Jr. winning Best Supporting Actor . It received nominations for three Golden Globes, with Cruise winning for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards , with Gooding winning Best Supporting Actor. Jerry Maguire gained

11448-464: Was the first national broadcast to announce his death. An ABC advertisement for MNF featuring Nicollette Sheridan of Desperate Housewives dropping her towel in front of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens created some controversy, including at least 1,997 complaints being sent to the FCC and outrage from FCC chairman Michael Powell . The Walt Disney Company , owner of ABC and

11556-516: Was the one thing in the script that I was looking at going, 'Is that right? Can that be right? How is that right?' I thought, 'Is there a better way to say that? Am I not getting it? I just don't know how to do it.'" Brandt stated in 2014 that "I definitely noticed an uptick of young people becoming interested in the agent business after Jerry Maguire ". "Some of what happened to the agent industry would have happened without 'Jerry,' but definitely not as fast as it did," noted Peter Schaffer , who has been

11664-438: Was waived on November 2. The opening sequence for the 2011 season was set in a closed-studio setting, with Hank Williams Jr. (in his 23rd year) performing with a band with members such as Jimi K Bones from KIX and Blondie , The House Jacks , and Jenny Morrison ( bass guitar ), Chris King ( trumpet ), Clay Lucovich ( trombone ), and Florizel Dennis ( baritone saxophone ) from Orlando, Florida ska band Tef London, in front of

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