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'''''Jerry Maguire''''' is a 1996 American [[Sports film|sports]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama film]] directed and written by [[Cameron Crowe]]. It was produced by Crowe and [[James L. Brooks]] for [[Gracie Films]] and distributed by [[TriStar Pictures]]. It stars [[Tom Cruise]] as the [[sports agent]] Jerry Maguire, alongside [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[Renée Zellweger]], [[Kelly Preston]], [[Jerry O'Connell]], [[Jay Mohr]], [[Bonnie Hunt]] and [[Regina King]]. It was released in North American theaters on December 13, 1996.

''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 agent|free agency]] was introduced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportshollywood.com/asksteinberg.html |title=10 Questions with Leigh Steinberg |publisher=Sports Hollywood |access-date=2011-12-29 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055238/http://www.sportshollywood.com/asksteinberg.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.sfgate.com/1997-01-11/entertainment/17740432_1_maguire-leigh-steinberg-steinberg-s-newport-beach | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first=Sam | last=Whiting | title=Meet the Real Jerry Maguire / Leigh Steinberg was the model | date=January 11, 1997 | access-date=2011-09-03 | archive-date=2012-07-08 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708062255/http://articles.sfgate.com/1997-01-11/entertainment/17740432_1_maguire-leigh-steinberg-steinberg-s-newport-beach | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-28/entertainment/-ca-13101_1_jerry13101-maguirestory.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Benjamin | last=Epstein | title=Representing the Interests of 'Jerry Maguire' | date=December 28, 1996 | access-date=2020-04-20 | archive-date=2016-03-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083943/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-12-28/entertainment/ca-13101_1_jerry-maguire | url-status=live }}</ref> The film was also partly inspired by a 28-page memo written at [[Disney]] in 1991 by [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Read The Jeffrey Katzenberg Memo That Inspired Jerry Maguire's Mission Statement |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/374159/Read-Jeffrey-Katzenberg-Memo-Inspired-Jerry-Maguire-Mission-Statement |website=Cinema Blend |date=9 November 2011 |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

''Jerry Maguire'' received positive reviews for its performances and screenplay. It grossed more than $273 million worldwide against its $50&nbsp;million budget.<ref name="mojo" /> It was the [[1996 in film#Highest-grossing films|ninth-highest-grossing film of 1996]]. It was nominated for five [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Cruise, with [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]] winning [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]. It received nominations for three Golden Globes, with Cruise winning for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]], and three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], with Gooding winning Best Supporting Actor.

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== Release ==

=== Box office ===

''Jerry Maguire'' debuted at number one above ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', earning $17,084,296 during its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news|title= Jerry' Ties With Slowing 'Michael' at Box Office|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date= January 6, 1997|url= https://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-06/entertainment/-ca-15963_1_box15963-officestory.html|access-date= November 23, 2010|archive-date= November 3, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121103221707/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-06/entertainment/ca-15963_1_box-office|url-status= live}}</ref> The film would earn the second-highest December opening weekend at the time of its release, behind ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Elber |first=Lynn |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-sony-cruises-to-box/134614273/ |title=Sony Cruises to box office top

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104171000/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-sony-cruises-to-box/134614273/ |date=December 18, 1996 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |page=29 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> It eventually grossed $153,952,592 in [[North America]]n box office and approximately $119.6&nbsp;million internationally for a $273,552,592 worldwide total, on a budget of $50&nbsp;million.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web

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