document_title: AT&T Stadium

question_text: how much did it cost to build the dallas cowboys stadium

text: AT&T Stadium

text: Construction and design[edit]

text: Originally estimated to cost $650 million, the stadium's current construction cost was $1.15 billion,[21] making it one of the most expensive sports venues ever built. To aid Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones in paying the construction costs of the new stadium, Arlington voters approved the increase of the city's sales tax by 0.5%, the hotel occupancy tax by 2%, and car rental tax by 5%. The City of Arlington provided over $325 million (including interest) in bonds as funding,[21][22] and Jones covered any cost overruns. Also, the NFL provided the Cowboys with an additional $150 million loan, following its policy for facilitating financing for the construction of new stadiums.[23]

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text: A pair of nearly 300 ft (91 m)-tall arches spans the length of the stadium dome, anchored to the ground at each end. The new stadium also includes "more than 3,000 Sony LCD displays throughout the luxury suites, concourses, concession areas and more, offering fans viewing options that extend beyond the action on the field".[24] It also houses a center-hung Mitsubishi video display board that was the largest high-definition television screen in the world at the time of their installation.[25] It has since been surpassed in size by the Panasonic "Big Hoss" video board (218 feet (66 m) wide and 94.6 feet (28.8 m) tall) at Texas Motor Speedway.[26] Glass doors, allowing each end zone to be opened, were designed and constructed by Dallas-based Haley-Greer glass systems.

text: The retractable roof was designed by structural engineering firm Walter P Moore and the systems were implemented by mechanization consultants Uni-Systems. The electrification of Cowboys Stadium's retractable roof was developed by VAHLE, Inc.[27] These Kinetic Architecture fundamentals will be employed in order to create quick conversions of the facility to accommodate a variety of events. When the design was officially unveiled on December 12, 2006, it showed that, from inside the stadium, the roof (membrane installed by K Post Company of Dallas)[28] will look very similar to the Texas Stadium roof, with its trademark hole. However, it can be covered by the retractable roof panel to protect against the elements.

text: The football turf field was built by Hellas Construction. They developed a special SoftTop Convertible Turf System that has 26 interchangeable panels to allow the stadium to host a variety of events from concerts, dirt bike and monster truck rallies to college football, basketball, and soccer games.[29]

text: A Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame is planned for the Hall of Fame level. The drawings also include a site for a large sculpture northeast of the stadium, close to Randol Mill Road.

text: Mayor Robert Cluck claimed to use eminent domain as a last resort but most of the properties refused to sell to the city, indicating that the incentive program was not adequate according to Glenn Sodd, an attorney representing some home owners in the area. Attorney Bob Cohen, who is representing some of the property owners, said the city gave many of his clients little incentive to sell. He said he represents the owners of some rental properties who were counting on that monthly revenue for their retirement and said most homeowners cannot afford to re-build or buy in that area with the incentive package.[30]

text: It is claimed that the stadium uses more electricity than the whole of Liberia.[31]

text: Timeline[edit]

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1994: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he wants to expand the 65,000-seat Texas Stadium by up to 40,000 seats, add retractable roof panels and install a climate-control system to make the stadium a year-round venue for sporting events, including the Super Bowl, concerts, and conventions.
1997–2000: The Cowboys hold preliminary talks with Arlington officials about building a stadium there. The team also publicly discusses a $260 million plan to upgrade Texas Stadium. In 2000, the Cowboys compile a list of potential stadium sites, which include Grapevine, Coppell, and Arlington. The team continues negotiating with Irving to renovate Texas Stadium.
2001: Jones says Arlington is a leading contender for a $500 million stadium. The primary site considered is the 2,000 acres (810 ha) Lakes of Arlington tract on Farm Road 157. Other cities in the running include Grapevine and Grand Prairie. In October, Jones discusses the new stadium with the mayors of Arlington, Irving, Grapevine, and Dallas.
2003: The Cowboys ask the Irving City Council to extend their lease at Texas Stadium, which expires at the end of the 2008 season, on a year-to-year basis. They narrow their search to sites in Las Colinas and Dallas, and state legislators file bills that would allow Dallas County to increase its hotel occupancy and car rental taxes to pay for a new stadium.
2004: In April, the Cowboys announce plans to build a $650 million stadium at Fair Park in Dallas. The deal requires $425 million in public financing from a 3% hotel-occupancy tax and a 6% car-rental tax. The deal falls apart in June when Dallas County commissioners say they cannot justify asking voters to approve the team's request for $425  million in public funding. In July, the Cowboys and Arlington announce they are negotiating to locate the stadium near Globe Life Park (then Ameriquest Field). In August, the Arlington City Council agrees unanimously to put before voters a tax increase that would fund the city's $325 million portion of the project. Voters approve the tax increase on November 2.
2005: Arlington and the Cowboys choose the site south of Randol Mill Road and east of Collins Street for the new stadium. The city begins notifying residents and property owners of its plans to acquire their property. The Cowboys hire the HKS architectural firm to design the stadium. Early blueprints show 414 luxury suites and a two-panel retractable roof. The city completes its sale of $297.9  million in bonds to pay for its portion of the construction. Demolition of houses begins November 1.
January 2006: The Cowboys hired Oklahoma-based Manhattan Construction as the general contractor for the stadium and the city completes its land purchases, although it still faces a number of lawsuits over land acquisition. Later that month, Tarrant County work crews begin demolition of more than 150 Arlington residences and small business structures to make room for the stadium.[32]
March 2006: Alliance announced between Manhattan Construction and two general contractors, Rayco Construction of Grand Prairie and 3i Construction of Dallas, to manage the stadium's construction.[33]
April 2006: Excavation begins by Mario Sinacola and Sons Excavating. By August, they had moved over 1.4 million cubic yards of earth, shaping a 13-to-14-acre (5.3 to 5.7 ha) stadium bowl an average of 54 feet (16 m) deep.[34]
August 2006: Two construction cranes are raised on the site.
October 2006: The grass amphitheater on Randol Mill Road is leveled to make way for the extension of Baird Farm Road.
December 2006: The stadium's structure begins to go up and on December 12, Jerry Jones unveils the in-depth plans and designs of the stadium to the public.
January 2007: A construction worker is injured in a 20 ft (6 m) fall.[35]
February 2007: Masonry work begins.
March 2007: Heldenfels Enterprises awarded the contract to manufacture and erect the pre-cast/pre-stressed concrete structural components and placement of them begins in April.[36]
June 2007: Work on the retractable roof, designed by Uni-Systems, starts.
July 2007: Exterior facade and enclosure work began.
October 2007: First steel arch is completed.

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February 2008: Second steel arch is completed.
June 2008: Jones commissions the world's largest 1080p HDTV,[37] to hang above field.
June 2008: An electrician is electrocuted while working on the stadium. Two days before, three people were injured while assembling a crane.
2009: The stadium is scheduled for 'substantial completion' in June. The artificial-turf field was brought into the stadium in July. The Cowboys played their first pre-season home game on August 21 and their first regular-season home game on Sunday, September 20.
May 13, 2009: Jerry Jones announced the official name of the new venue as Cowboys Stadium.[38]
June 6, 2009: The first event is held at the stadium with country concert showcasing Lee Ann Womack, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, and George Strait
February 6, 2011: The 2010 NFL Season Super Bowl was hosted at the Cowboys Stadium, which saw the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.
July 25, 2013: Jerry Jones announced that the official name of the venue was changed to AT&T Stadium as part of a naming rights deal.
April 5–7, 2014: The stadium is home for the Final Four of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
January 12, 2015: Served as host of the first Championship game in the College Football Playoff era. Ohio State defeated Oregon, 42-20.
April 19, 2015: Served as host of the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan.
April 3, 2016: Served as the host of WWE WrestleMania 32.
September 26, 2016: The Stadium Club opened which is the first public five days a week restaurant and bar located within the AT&T Stadium. The 19,000 square-foot Stadium Club can hold up to 650 patrons.[39]

text: Opening[edit]

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May 27, 2009: Completed and opened to the public. Ribbon cutting ceremony includes Cowboys players (including Rayfield Wright, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Daryl Johnston, Preston Pearson, and Chad Hennings), North Texas mayors and various media personalities.
June 6, 2009: Country music star George Strait along with Reba McEntire headlined the first event in the new stadium.[40] Opening acts included Blake Shelton and Lee Ann Womack.
July 19, 2009: The first sporting event is held in Cowboys Stadium. Costa Rica won in the Gold Cup Quarterfinal game versus Guadeloupe, with the first goal scored in stadium history during the 2nd minute by Celso Borges. That match was immediately followed by a sold out match between Mexico and Haiti, with 82,252 in attendance.
July 26, 2009: The final match of the 2009 World Football Challenge is held between Chelsea F.C. and Club America. The London club won the match 2-0 in front of 57,229. The event was the second sporting event held in the new stadium, but was notable as the first event held during a severe thunderstorm.[41]
August 20, 2009: Jody Dean, a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and KLUV-FM (98.7) talk show host, will be Cowboys Stadium's public address announcer. Dean replaces KTCK 1310 AM "The Ticket"'s George Dunham, the longtime voice of Texas Stadium.[42]
August 21, 2009: The Cowboys played the Tennessee Titans in their first preseason home game and first American football game ever played at Cowboys Stadium. The game was nationally televised on FOX at 7 PM CDT.[43] Dallas won the game 30–10, with one play from scrimmage blown dead when a ball punted by Titans' rookie punter A. J. Trapasso struck the main video screen after repeatedly striking it during pregame warmups.
September 5, 2009: Brigham Young defeated Oklahoma 14-13 in the first "regular season" game played in the new stadium.[44]
September 20, 2009: The Cowboys played their first NFL regular season game in the new stadium, with former President and Texas resident George W. Bush handling the opening coin toss. The Cowboys lost to their long-time NFC East division rivals, the New York Giants, 33–31 with Eli Manning leading them on a last second field goal by Lawrence Tynes. It was televised on NBC.[45] This game attracted a record-breaking crowd of 105,121.[18] After the game, Manning signed the wall of the visitor's locker room with the message, "First win in the New Stadium."[46]
September 28, 2009: The Cowboys got their first home regular season win. They beat the Carolina Panthers 21–7 with 90,588 in attendance. The game was televised on ESPN's Monday Night Football and marked a record 42nd win for the Cowboys on MNF.[47]

text: Naming[edit]

text: Although the stadium had yet to sell naming rights, many fans started referring to the project with various nicknames such as JerryWorld,[38][48][49][50] the "Death Star",[51] "The Palace in Dallas" (for which announcer Bob Costas was criticized by the Arlington mayor[52]), "Cowboys Cathedral",[53] "Jerrassic Park" and others.[54] There was also a petition by some fans to have the stadium named after longtime Cowboys' coach Tom Landry.

text: On May 13, 2009, Jerry Jones announced the official name as Cowboys Stadium.[38]

text: On July 25, 2013, Jerry Jones announced that the Dallas Cowboys had agreed to grant naming rights to AT&T. The name change from Cowboys Stadium to AT&T Stadium took effect immediately.[55] The sponsorship deal was reported to be worth about $17–19 million per year.[56] Facility Solutions Group installed the "AT&T Stadium" letters on the top of the stadium. Signage includes two sets of letters 43 feet (13 m) tall stretching 385 feet (117 m). The letters are made of lightweight components and aluminum and are insulated and heated to melt ice and snow.[57]

text: This is AT&T's fourth major sports venue where it holds the naming rights. The others are AT&T Park in San Francisco, AT&T Center in San Antonio, and Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock.

text: Video board[edit]

text: Guinness World Records was on hand at the September 28, 2009 game against the Carolina Panthers to award certificates to the Chairman of Mitsubishi Electric and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for the World's Largest High-Definition Video Display.[25] For basketball events played in Cowboys Stadium, such as the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, the video board is actually larger than the court. It has since been surpassed in size by the video boards at EverBank Field.

text: During the debut preseason game of Cowboys Stadium on August 21, 2009, a punt by Tennessee Titans punter A. J. Trapasso hit the 175 feet (53.34 m) wide screen above the field. The punt deflected backwards and was ruled in-play until Titans coach Jeff Fisher informed the officials that the punt struck the scoreboard. By rule, the down was replayed. Jerry Jones believes that Trapasso was trying to hit the scoreboard, saying, "If you look at how you punt the football, unless you're trying to hit the scoreboard, you punt the ball to get downfield. You certainly want to get some hangtime, but you punt the ball to get downfield, and you sure don't punt the ball down the middle. You punt it off to the side."[58] Whether the screen would affect an opposing team's punting strategy has been debated. For teams with strategies centered on maximizing hang-time, physicist Christopher Moore of Longwood University has shown via computer simulation that well-kicked punts have the potential to hit the screen no matter the field position.[59] Trapasso disputed Jones' suggestion that he was intentionally trying to hit the board, and other NFL punters have suggested that the board may pose a problem for longer hang-time punts. The screen was retrofitted with 16 custom winches using 11,000 feet (3.35 km) of 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) domestic galvanized wire rope from Tway Lifting Products to accomplish the safe, efficient transport of the video board in time to make room for U2's massive set during their 360° Tour, and was moved back down after the concert.[citation needed] The video board is also the primary attachment point for up to 370,000 lb (168 metric tons) of concert and theatrical rigging.[citation needed]

text: On August 24, 2013, Cowboys punter Chris Jones became the second player to hit the scoreboard. He conceded a touchdown on the re-kick.[60]

text: Major events[edit]

text: NBA All-Star Weekend[edit]

text: On February 14, 2010, the stadium hosted the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. With an announced crowd of 108,713, the game became the highest-attended basketball game in history, setting a new Guinness World Record. The East squad prevailed with a 141–139 victory over the West.[61]

text: NFL[edit]

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On January 3, 2010, the Cowboys defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in a 24–0 shutout to win the NFC East division title and complete the first ever back-to-back shutouts in franchise history.[62]
On January 9, 2010, the Cowboys hosted their first playoff game in the new stadium, again playing the Eagles. Dallas won 34–14, breaking their infamous 13-year playoff win drought.
On February 6, 2011, the stadium hosted Super Bowl XLV in which the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31–25. Others bidding for the game's location were the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.[63] The Cowboys attempted to increase its capacity to 105,000 seats in hopes of setting the record for attendance at a Super Bowl. In a last-minute rush to add seats during one of the area's notorious ice storms, 7 construction workers were injured by ice sliding off of the stadium roof.[64] Hours before kickoff, over 1,200 seats were blocked off in the interest of safety; according to a police officer in the affected area, the seats hadn't been finished in time for the fire marshal to inspect them.[65] Approximately 800 people were given other seats inside the stadium, thus costing the NFL any chance of setting the Super Bowl attendance record (the final figure of 103,219 came 766 short of the record set in Super Bowl XIV). However, about 400 people were unable to be seated and were given a letter from the NFL that could be exchanged for three times the face value of the ticket. Those people were also given the option to either watch on a TV in one of the stadium's lounges, where they would be unable to see the field in person, or watch on screens outside the stadium. The NFL also announced that those 400 people would receive free tickets to the next year's Super Bowl. On February 9, 2011, the first lawsuit was filed against the NFL and Jerry Jones.[66]

text: College football[edit]

text: College Football Playoff National Championship[edit]

text: January 12, 2015: The (4) Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the (2) Oregon Ducks 42–20, before a crowd of 85,689 in the inaugural 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.

text: Big 12 Championship Game[edit]

text: AT&T Stadium, then known as Cowboys Stadium, was the site of the 2009 and 2010 Big 12 Championship Games, the last two held prior to the 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment. On December 5, 2009, the Texas Longhorns defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 13–12 in the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game, the first to be held in the stadium with attendance announced at 76,211.[67] The following year, on December 4, 2010, the Oklahoma Sooners and Nebraska Cornhuskers rekindled their rivalry as the Sooners won 23–20 in the final Big 12 Championship game to date and will return starting with the 2017 season. The stadium was scheduled to host the games through the 2013 season, but the realignment of the Big 12 Conference to 10 teams meant they were not allowed to host a championship game because of NCAA rules requiring conferences to have at least 12 teams divided into two divisions in order to stage a championship game.[68][69]

text: Cotton Bowl Classic[edit]

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January 2, 2010: In the first bowl game played at the stadium, the Ole Miss Rebels defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 21–7 in the 74th installment of the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. Attendance was 77,928 and was the third largest attendance of any preceding Cotton Bowl game. With Oklahoma State having played in the Cotton Bowl, all Big 12 South Teams have played at least one game in the Cowboys Stadium.[70]
January 7, 2011: In the 75th installment of the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the LSU Tigers by a score of 41–24 defeated the Texas A&M Aggies with an outstanding attendance of 83,514 making it the second largest attendance in Cotton Bowl history. LSU finished with an 11–2 record and Texas A&M finished 9–4 making it their 49th meeting all time.
January 6, 2012: The Arkansas Razorbacks defeated Kansas State Wildcats, 29–16. Attendance was 80,956, currently the third-highest attendance in Cotton Bowl history. During the game, Arkansas receiver Joe Adams returned a punt 51 yards for a touchdown, which was the first punt return for a touchdown in the Cotton Bowl since former Arkansas Razorback Lance Alworth returned a punt 49 yards for a touchdown in a 7-6 loss to Duke in 1961. The win also propelled the Razorbacks to a #5 ranking in the final AP poll and gave them their first 11-win season since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1991. Kansas State ended the season with a 10-3 record and ranked #15 in the final AP poll.
January 4, 2013: The (10) Texas A&M Aggies defeated the (12) Oklahoma Sooners 41–13 to finish the season with an 11–2 record. Johnny Manziel rushed for 229 yards (on just 17 carries) during the game, a Cotton Bowl record and national bowl record for a quarterback, rushing for two touchdowns and throwing for two more. Manziel totaled 516 total yards also a Cotton Bowl Classic record. Though the halftime score was 14–13 Texas A&M, the Aggies went on to score 27 unanswered second half points to win the game. The game's attendance of 87,025 is the second highest in Cotton Bowl Classic history, behind the 2009 game between Mississippi-Texas Tech at 88,175.
January 3, 2014: The (9) Missouri Tigers defeated the (13) Oklahoma State Cowboys 41–31 in front of an attendance of 72,690.
January 1, 2015: The (7) Michigan State Spartans rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat the (4) Baylor Bears 42–41 in front of an attendance of 71,464. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic game to be featured as one of the "New Year's Six" bowls of the College Football Playoff.
January 2, 2016: The (8) Wisconsin Badgers defeated the (15) Western Michigan Broncos in front of 59,615.

text: Advocare Classic[edit]

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September 5, 2009: The (20) Brigham Young University Cougars and (3) Oklahoma Sooners played the first college football game in the new stadium, with the Cougars upsetting the Sooners, 14–13, in front of 75,437 spectators. So BYU holds the distinction of being the first college team to win a game in the stadium, and the team to win the first (non-preseason) game in the stadium.[71]
September 4, 2010: (6) TCU defeated (24) Oregon State 30–21, before a crowd of 46,138, in a season-opening encounter between ranked teams.[72]
September 3, 2011: (4) LSU defeated (3) Oregon 40–27, before a crowd of 87,711 in the third installment of the Cowboys Classic.
September 1, 2012: Defending 2011 champion (2) Alabama defeated (8) Michigan 41-14, before a crowd of 90,413 in the fourth installment of the Cowboys Classic.
August 31, 2013: (12) LSU defeated (20) TCU 37-27, before a crowd of 80,230 in the fifth installment of the Cowboys Classic.
August 30, 2014: Defending 2013 champion (1) Florida State defeated unranked Oklahoma State 37-31, before a crowd of 61,521 in the sixth installment of the Cowboys Classic.

text: Southwest Classic[edit]

text: The Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas A&M Aggies football rivalry, which began in 1903, was renewed in 2009 as the Southwest Classic, and was played at Cowboys Stadium from 2009 through 2011. In 2012, Texas A&M joined Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference, and the series reverted to the schools' home fields, Kyle Field in College Station, Texas for the 2012 game and Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2013. The Southwest Classic returned to AT&T Stadium in 2014 and will remain there through at least 2020.

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October 3, 2009: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones watched his alma mater, the Arkansas Razorbacks, defeat the Texas A&M Aggies 47–19 in the first of ten games called the Southwest Classic to be played at the stadium.[73]
October 9, 2010: The Arkansas Razorbacks jumped out to an early 21-7 lead, and held on to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies, 24-17.[74]
October 1, 2011: The Arkansas Razorbacks rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies 41-38.
September 27, 2014: The Texas A&M Aggies rallied from a deficit to force overtime and then scored the only TD for the 35-28 win to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks.
September 26, 2015: Texas A&M rallied from a fourth quarter deficit for the second straight year versus Arkansas, beating the Razorbacks 28-21 in OT.
September 24, 2016: After being tied at halftime, the Aggies dominated the second half to defeat the Razorbacks 45–24.

text: Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout[edit]

text: In 2009, the Big 12 Conference game between the Baylor Bears and Texas Tech Red Raiders was held at Cowboys Stadium, the first time in the series the match-up was held on a neutral site. The game was the highest attended in the series' history, with 71,964 in attendance.[75]

text: After the 2010 game was held at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park, Dallas during the State Fair of Texas, the series returned to AT&T Stadium for the 2011 and 2012 games. The series' neutral site contract at AT&T Stadium could continue until 2014.[76]

text: Basketball[edit]

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December 19, 2009: In the first college basketball game at the stadium, before a crowd of 38,052, the Texas Longhorns defeated the defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels, 103–90.[77]
March 2013: 2013 NCAA Tournament South Regional featuring 3 games with the winner of the third going to the NCAA Men's Final Four[78]
2014: 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four[79]

text: Soccer[edit]

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July 19, 2009 – Cowboys Stadium hosted two matches in the quarterfinal round of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Costa Rica defeated Guadeloupe, 5–1. Mexico shut out Haiti, 4–0 in front of 85,000 fans.
July 17, 2010 – On July 17, 2010, two of the top professional soccer clubs in Mexico – Club America and San Luis F.C. – met in a friendly at Cowboys Stadium. Club America made its second appearance at Cowboys Stadium. In 2009, Club America played Chelsea FC in the World Football Challenge in front of 57,229 fans at Cowboys Stadium.[80]
June 5, 2011 – Cowboys Stadium hosted the opening matches of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Costa Rica defeated Cuba 5–0 in the opener, while Mexico defeated El Salvador 5–0 in the nightcap in front of 80,108 fans.
August 6, 2011 – 2011 World Football Challenge; Club America vs FC Barcelona; score 2-0 in front of 60,087 fans.
June 3, 2012 – Cowboys Stadium hosted a soccer match in which Mexico played against 5-time world cup champions Brazil. Mexico defeated Brazil 2–0 with goals from Giovani dos Santos and Javier Hernández.
July 24, 2013 – Cowboys Stadium hosted the semifinals matches of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. United States defeated Honduras 3–1 and Panama defeated Mexico 2–1. It was the last event at the venue using the name Cowboys Stadium, and was the first appearance of the U.S. soccer team at this stadium.

text: WrestleMania 32[edit]

text: AT&T Stadium hosted WWE's WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016. This marked the third WrestleMania to be hosted in Texas. The area also hosted activities throughout the region for the week-long celebration leading up to WrestleMania itself.[81] The attendance announced was 101,763 and it was said that they had broken the attendance record of the stadium.

text: Supercross[edit]

text: AT&T Stadium has hosted a round of the AMA Supercross Championship since 2010, replacing Texas Stadium which had been host since 1975.[82]

text: Concerts[edit]

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Date
Artist
Opening act(s)
Tour / Concert name
Attendance
Revenue
Notes

June 6, 2009
George Strait
Reba McEntire
Blake Shelton
Lee Ann Womack
[83]
60,188 / 60,188[84]
$5,340,005
Very first concert at the stadium
Stadium project was not finished yet

June 20, 2009
Jonas Brothers
Honor Society
Jessie James
Jordin Sparks
Wonder Girls
Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009
N/A
N/A
Stadium project was not finished yet

August 19, 2009
Paul McCartney
N/A
Summer Live '09
35,903 / 35,903
$5,054,620
Stadium project complete

October 12, 2009
U2
Muse
U2 360° Tour
70,766 / 70,766
$6,664,880
To make room for the large claw-shaped stage, the video board was raised 25 feet (7.6 m) and was not used during the concert[85]

April 16, 2011
Kenny Chesney
Zac Brown Band
Billy Currington
Uncle Kracker
Goin' Coastal Tour
46,551 / 47,256
$4,173,338

October 8, 2011
Taylor Swift
Needtobreathe
Charlie Worsham
Speak Now World Tour
55,451 / 55,451
$4,337,062
B.o.B was the special guest.

June 9, 2012
Kenny Chesney
Tim McGraw
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Jake Owen
Brothers of the Sun Tour
47,269 / 50,425
$4,421,768

May 11, 2013
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Eli Young Band
Kacey Musgraves
No Shoes Nation Tour
47,269 / 50,425
$4,421,768

May 25, 2013
Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Florida Georgia Line
The Red Tour
53,020 / 53,020
$4,589,266

June 7, 2014
George Strait
Martina McBride
The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
104,793 / 104,793
$18,194,374
Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, and Asleep at the Wheel joined Strait for his "last show ever"

May 25, 2014
Beyoncé
Jay-Z
N/A
On the Run Tour
41,463 / 41,463
$5,050,479

July 22, 2014
One Direction
Jamie Scott
Where We Are Tour
51,074 / 51,074
$4,517,012

April 19, 2015
N/A
N/A
50th Academy of Country Music Awards
70,252
N/A

June 6, 2015
The Rolling Stones
N/A
Zip Code Tour
47,535 / 47,535
$9,294,552

October 17, 2015
Taylor Swift
Vance Joy
Shawn Mendes
The 1989 World Tour
62,630 / 62,630
$7,396,733
Ellie Goulding was a special guest

May 9, 2016
Beyoncé
DJ Khaled
The Formation World Tour
42,235 / 42,235
$5,954,775

August 3, 2016
Guns N' Roses
The Cult
Not in This Lifetime... Tour
39,015 / 43,449
$4,786,948

August 27, 2016
Coldplay
Alessia Cara
Bishop Briggs
A Head Full of Dreams Tour
52,538 / 52,538
$5,679,031

October 22, 2016
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Little Big Town
Dustin Lynch
Kill the Lights Tour
41,638 / 45,000
$3,613,825

March 25, 2017
Demi Lovato
The Band Perry
Jake Owen
Cole Swindell
A Concert For The Causes
N/A
$2,000,000
Randy Travis was a special guest

May 26, 2017
U2
The Lumineers
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
49,087 / 49,087
$6,044,330

June 16, 2017
Metallica
Avenged Sevenfold
Local H
Mix Master Mike
WorldWired Tour
45,860 / 45,860
$5,481,881

October 5, 2018
Taylor Swift
Camila Cabello
Charli XCX
Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour
TBA
TBA

October 6, 2018

October 27, 2018
Ed Sheeran
TBA
÷ Tour
TBA
TBA
[86]

text: Other events[edit]

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September 5, 2009 – Led by a strong defensive effort and quarterback Max Hall's 329 yards passing, No. 20 BYU defeated No. 3 Oklahoma 14-13 in the first college game played in the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
September 7, 2009 – The first high school football game played at Cowboy Stadium was between Euless Trinity and Bingham High School (Utah). Trinity won, 42–21.
November 12, 2009 – The first Texas high school football playoff game played at Cowboys Stadium was between Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas) and Richland High School (North Richland Hills; Texas).[87]
February 2010 – The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Dickies Iron Cowboy Invitational in February 2010.[88]
February 2010 – The first MDA Muscle Walk in the Dallas-Fort Worth area took place. This event was held annually, having returned in 2011, 2012, and 2013. That event has since moved to Globe Life Park in Arlington (formerly Rangers Ballpark) starting in 2014.

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February 27, 2010 – The stadium hosted its first Monster Jam event with 11 trucks. This event is now held annually, having returned in 2011 and scheduled for 2012.
March 13, 2010 – In a fight billed as "The Event", before a crowd of 50,994, Manny Pacquiao recorded a unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey to retain his WBO welterweight title; Humberto Soto records a unanimous decision over David Diaz to capture the vacant WBC lightweight title.[89]
November 13, 2010 – Manny Pacquiao defeated Antonio Margarito in Cowboys Stadium.
June 30, 2011 – The final round of the 2011 US Women's Open in bowling was played at Cowboys Stadium,[90] with Leanne Hulsenberg winning.
Dec. 7-Dec. 17, 2011 – Cowboys Stadium hosted all the Texas 11-man football state championships for the first time. It was also the first time all 11-man state championships were held in one location.
February 2011 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Dickies Iron Cowboy Invitational in February 2011.[91]
February 2012 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Dickies Iron Cowboy Invitational in February 2012.[92]
February 2013 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Dickies Iron Cowboy Invitational in February 2013.[93]
February 11, 2013 – American Sniper Chris Kyle's memorial ceremony proceeded by a 200-mile procession across Texas.
February 2013 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Dickies Iron Cowboy Invitational in February 2014.[94]
February 2014 - The inaugural The American Rodeo was held.[95]
April 26, 2014 – AT&T stadium hosted the senior prom of South Garland High School.
June 27–29, 2014 – International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses
July 6, 2014 – Semi-pro football (EFL) held its first indoor Pro-bowl game.
July 25–27, 2014 – International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses
February 2015 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Choctaw Casino Resort Iron Cowboy in February 2015.[96]
February 2015 - The American Rodeo was held.[95]
March 7, 2015 – The 2015 AT&T American Cup, an FIG World Cup event, is held at the stadium.
June 20, 2015 – AT&T Stadium hosted thousands of Spartans for Reebok's Spartan Race.
February 2016 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Choctaw Casino Resort Iron Cowboy in February 2016.[97]
February 2016 - The American Rodeo was held.[95]
March 6, 2016 – Greg Laurie's Harvest America took place at the stadium. It is considered the largest evangelical event ever. Special guests included Chris Tomlin, Lecrae, MercyMe, and Switchfoot.
April 3, 2016 – WrestleMania, the premier event of the professional wrestling organization WWE, was held.
September 17, 2016 – Saul "Canelo" Álvarez defeated Liam Smith by knockout in round nine, before a crowd of 51,420, to win the WBO light middleweight title. The event broke the AT&T Stadium attendance record for boxing.[98]
February 2017 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the Choctaw Casino Resort Iron Cowboy in February 2017.[99]
February 2017 - The American Rodeo was held.[95]
February 2018 - The Professional Bull Riders hosted the WinStar World Casino and Resort Iron Cowboy in 2018.[100]
February 2018 - The American Rodeo was held.[95]
April 2018 - The Stadium will Host the 2018 NFL Draft

text: Concessions and merchandising[edit]

text: On October 20, 2008, Cowboys owner Jones and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner announced a joint business venture called Legends Hospitality Management LLC which would operate the concessions and merchandising sales at the new Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas, and at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, along with the stadiums of the Yankees' minor league affiliates. Former Pizza Hut President Michael Rawlings will run the company from its new headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. The company was also backed by Wall Street investment firm Goldman Sachs and Dallas private equity firm CIC Partners LP.[101][102][103]

text: Stadium art program[edit]

text: The Jones family commissioned 18 contemporary artists to create site-specific artworks for the stadium. The stadium features paintings, sculptures, and installations by Franz Ackerman, Doug Aitken, Ricci Albenda, Mel Bochner, Daniel Buren, Olafur Eliasson, Teresita Fernandez, Wayne Gonzales, Terry Haggerty, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Jacqueline Humphries, Jim Isermann, Annette Lawrence, Dave Muller, Gary Simmons, and Lawrence Weiner.[104]

text: Transportation[edit]

text: Parking[edit]

text: The fees for premium parking at Dallas Cowboys games are estimated at $75 per game, based on season ticket holder parking charges.[105] The fees to park at major concerts and other sporting events will be nearly $40 per space at the new stadium.[106] A shuttle operates between the T&P Station and Cowboys Stadium for all Cowboys regular season and postseason games and selected college football games,[107] which averages approximately 900 riders per game.[107] For special events like Super Bowl XLV parking prices can increase to as much as $990.[108]

text: Public transit[edit]

text: The stadium is only accessible via the Metro Arlington Xpress (MAX) bus system; a 0.4 mi (0.64 km) walk from the Collins and Andrews stop which connects with the Trinity Rail Express (TRE) station at CentrePort/DFW Airport.


document_title: The Prince of Egypt

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text: The Prince of Egypt

text: Plot[edit]

text: In Ancient Egypt, Yocheved, and her two children, Miriam and Aaron, watch as the newborn Hebrew boys are taken and ruthlessly killed as ordered by Pharaoh Seti, who fears that an alarming increase in Hebrew slaves could lead to rebellion. Fearing for her own newborn son's safety, Yocheved places him in a basket afloat on the Nile River, not before bidding him farewell with a final but powerful lullaby. Miriam follows the basket as it sails to the Pharaoh's palace and witnesses her baby brother safely adopted by Queen Tuya, who names him Moses.

text: Years later, Moses and his brother Rameses are scolded by their father for accidentally destroying a temple during one of their youthful misadventures. At Moses' suggestion, Seti, seeking to give Rameses the opportunity to prove that he is responsible, names him Prince Regent and gives him authority over Egypt's temples. As a tribute, the high priests Hotep and Huy offer him a beautiful young Midianite woman, Tzipporah, whom Rameses gives to Moses, appointing him Royal Chief Architect.

text: Later that night, Moses follows Tzipporah as she escapes from the palace, and runs into the now-adult Miriam and Aaron, but he does not recognize them. Miriam then sings her mother's lullaby, which Moses remembers; he returns to the palace, eager to return to familiar surroundings. The truth about his past is later confirmed by a nightmare, and finally by Seti himself, who disturbs Moses by claiming the Hebrews are "only slaves". The next day, Moses accidentally pushes an Egyptian guard to his death while trying to stop him from whipping an elderly Hebrew slave. Horrified and ashamed, Moses flees into the desert in exile, despite Rameses' pleas to stay.

text: While in the desert Moses defends three young girls from brigands, only to find out their older sister is Tzipporah. Moses is welcomed by Tzipporah's father and the high priest of Midian, Jethro. After assimilating this new culture, Moses becomes a shepherd and marries Tzipporah. One day, while chasing a stray lamb, Moses discovers a burning bush through which God tells him to go back to Egypt and guide the Hebrew slaves to freedom. God bestows Moses' shepherding staff with his power and promises that he will tell Moses what to say. Moses and Tzipporah return to Egypt, where Moses is happily greeted by Rameses, who is now Pharaoh.

text: When Moses requests the Hebrews' release and changes his staff into an Egyptian cobra to demonstrate his alliance with God, Hotep and Huy boastfully recreate this transformation, only to have their snakes eaten by Moses' snake. Rather than be persuaded, Rameses hardens and doubles the Hebrews' workload. Moses inflicts nine of the Plagues of Egypt, but Rameses refuses to relent and, against Moses' warning (foreshadowing the final plague), vows to never release the Hebrew slaves. Disheartened, Moses prepares the Hebrews for the tenth and final plague, instructing them to sacrifice a lamb and mark the doorposts with the lamb's blood. That night, the final plague kills all the firstborn children of Egypt, including Rameses' son, while sparing those of the Hebrews. A grief-stricken Rameses finally gives Moses permission to free the Hebrews. Moses leaves and weeps in the streets, heartbroken at the pain he has caused his brother and Egypt.

text: The following morning, the Hebrews leave Egypt, led by Moses, Miriam, Aaron, and Tzipporah. At the Red Sea, they discover that a vengeful Rameses is pursuing them with his army, intent on killing them. However, a writhing pillar of fire blocks the army's way, while Moses uses his staff to part the sea. The Hebrews cross the open sea bottom; the fire vanishes and the army gives chase, but the water closes over and drowns the Egyptian soldiers, sparing Rameses alone. Moses sadly bids farewell to his brother and leads the Hebrews to Mount Sinai, where he receives the Ten Commandments.

text: Cast[edit]

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Val Kilmer as Moses, a Hebrew who was adopted by Pharaoh Seti.

Val Kilmer also provides the uncredited voice of God
Amick Byram provides Moses' singing voice.

Ralph Fiennes as Rameses, Moses' adoptive brother and eventual successor to his father Seti.
Michelle Pfeiffer as Tzipporah, Jethro's oldest daughter and Moses' wife.
Sandra Bullock as Miriam, Moses and Aaron's biological sister.

Sally Dworsky provides Miriam's singing voice.
Eden Riegel provides the voice of a younger Miriam.

Jeff Goldblum as Aaron, Moses and Miriam's biological brother.
Danny Glover as Jethro, Tzipporah's father and Midian's high priest.

Brian Stokes Mitchell provides Jethro's singing voice.

Patrick Stewart as Seti, Rameses' father, Moses' adoptive father and the first Pharaoh in the film.
Helen Mirren as Queen Tuya, Seti's consort, Rameses' mother, and Moses' adoptive mother.

Linda Dee Shayne provides Queen Tuya's singing voice.

Steve Martin as Hotep, one of the high priests who serves as advisor to Seti, and later Rameses.
Martin Short as Huy, Hotep's fellow high priest.
Ofra Haza as Yocheved, the biological mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses. She also sang her character's number, "Deliver Us", in seventeen other languages for the film's dubbing[8])
Bobby Motown as Ramses' son

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text: Director Brenda Chapman briefly voiced Miriam when she sings the lullaby to Moses. The vocals had been recorded for a scratch audio track, which was intended to be replaced later by Sally Dworsky. The track turned out so well that it remained in the film.

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Former Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg had always wanted to do an animated adaptation of The Ten Commandments. While working for The Walt Disney Company, Katzenberg suggested this idea to Michael Eisner, but he refused. The idea for the film was brought back at the formation of DreamWorks SKG in 1994, when Katzenberg's partners, Amblin Entertainment founder Steven Spielberg, and music producer David Geffen, were meeting in Spielberg's living room.[9] Katzenberg recalls that Spielberg looked at him during the meeting and said, "You ought to do The Ten Commandments."[9]

text: The Prince of Egypt was "written" throughout the story process. Beginning with a starting outline, Story Supervisors Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook led a team of fourteen storyboard artists and writers as they sketched out the entire film — sequence by sequence. Once the storyboards were approved, they were put into the Avid Media Composer digital editing system by editor Nick Fletcher to create a "story reel" or animatic. The story reel allowed the filmmakers to view and edit the entire film in continuity before production began, and also helped the layout and animation departments understand what is happening in each sequence of the film.[10] After casting of the voice talent concluded, dialogue recording sessions began. For the film, the actors record individually in a studio under guidance by one of the three directors. The voice tracks were to become the primary aspect as to which the animators built their performances.[10] Because DreamWorks was concerned about theological accuracy, Jeffrey Katzenberg decided to call in Biblical scholars, Christian, Jewish and Muslim theologians, and Arab American leaders to help his film be more accurate and faithful to the original story. After previewing the developing film, all these leaders noted that the studio executives listened and responded to their ideas, and praised the studio for reaching out for comment from outside sources.[9]

text: Design and animation[edit]

text: Art directors Kathy Altieri and Richard Chavez and Production Designer Darek Gogol led a team of nine visual development artists in setting a visual style for the film that was representative of the time, the scale and the architectural style of Ancient Egypt.[10] Part of the process also included the research and collection of artwork from various artists, as well as taking part in trips such as a two-week travel across Egypt by the filmmakers before the film's production began.[10]

text: Character Designers Carter Goodrich, Carlos Grangel and Nicolas Marlet worked on setting the design and overall look of the characters. Drawing on various inspirations for the widely known characters, the team of character designers worked on designs that had a more realistic feel than the usual animated characters up to that time.[10] Both character design and art direction worked to set a definite distinction between the symmetrical, more angular look of the Egyptians versus the more organic, natural look of the Hebrews and their related environments.[10] The Backgrounds department, headed by supervisors Paul Lasaine and Ron Lukas, oversaw a team of artists who were responsible for painting the sets/backdrops from the layouts. Within the film, approximately 934 hand-painted backgrounds were created.[10]

text: The animation team for The Prince of Egypt, including 350 artists from 34 different nations, was primarily recruited both from Walt Disney Feature Animation,[11] which had fallen under Katzenberg's auspices while at The Walt Disney Company, and from Amblimation, a defunct division of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.[12] As at Disney's, character animators were grouped into teams by character: for example, Kristof Serrand, as the supervising animator of Older Moses, set the acting style of the character and assigned scenes to his team.[13] Consideration was given to properly depicting the ethnicities of the ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, and Nubians seen in the film.[14]

text: There are 1,192 scenes in the film, and 1,180 contain work done by the special effects department, which animates everything in an animated scene which is not a character: blowing wind, dust, rainwater, shadows, etc. A blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery was used in the depictions of the ten plagues of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea.[9][15] The animated characters were digitally inked and painted using Cambridge Systems' Animo software system (now merged with Toon Boom),[16] and the compositing of the 2D and 3D elements was done using the "Exposure Tool", a digital solution developed for DreamWorks by Silicon Graphics.[15][17]

text: Creating the voice of God[edit]

text: The task of creating God's voice was given to Lon Bender and the team working with the film's music composer, Hans Zimmer.[18] "The challenge with that voice was to try to evolve it into something that had not been heard before," says Bender. "We did a lot of research into the voices that had been used for past Hollywood movies as well as for radio shows, and we were trying to create something that had never been previously heard not only from a casting standpoint but from a voice manipulation standpoint as well. The solution was to use the voice of actor Val Kilmer to suggest the kind of voice we hear inside our own heads in our everyday lives, as opposed to the larger than life tones with which God has been endowed in prior cinematic incarnations."[18]

text: Music[edit]

text: Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz began working on writing songs for the film from the beginning of the film's production. As the story evolved, he continued to write songs that would serve both to entertain and help move the story along. Composer Hans Zimmer arranged and produced the songs and then eventually wrote the film's score. The film's score was recorded entirely in London, England.[10]

text: Three soundtrack albums were released simultaneously for The Prince of Egypt, each of them aimed towards a different target audience. While the other two accompanying records, the country-themed "Nashville" soundtrack and the gospel-based "Inspirational" soundtrack, functioned as film tributes, the official The Prince of Egypt soundtrack contained the actual songs from the film.[19] This album combines elements from the score composed by Hans Zimmer and film songs by Stephen Schwartz.[19] The songs were either voiced over by professional singers (such as Salisbury Cathedral Choir), or sung by the film's voice actors, such as Michelle Pfeiffer and Ofra Haza. Various tracks by contemporary artists such as K-Ci & JoJo and Boyz II Men were added, including the Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston duet "When You Believe", a Babyface rewrite of the original Schwartz composition, sung by Michelle Pfeiffer and Sally Dworsky in the film.

text: Musical numbers[edit]

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"Deliver Us" – Ofra Haza, Eden Riegel, and Chorus
"River Lullaby" - Brenda Chapman
"All I Ever Wanted" – Amick Byram
"All I Ever Wanted (Queen's Reprise)" – Linda Dee Shayne
"Through Heaven's Eyes" – Brian Stokes Mitchell
"Playing with the Big Boys" – Steve Martin and Martin Short
"The Plagues" – Byram, Ralph Fiennes, and Chorus
"When You Believe" – Sally Dworsky, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Chorus

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text: Release[edit]

text: The Prince of Egypt had its premiere at the UCLA's Royce Hall on December 16, 1998,[2] with its wide release occurring two days later.[5] Despite being the inaugural production by DreamWorks Animation, it wound up the second to get a theatrical release, as Antz was rushed to reach theatres in September.[20] The international release occurred simultaneously to the United States, as according to DreamWorks' distribution chief Jim Tharp, opening one week prior to the "global holiday" of Christmas, audiences all over the world would be available at the same time.[21]

text: The accompanying marketing campaign aimed to bring more adults, usually averse to animated films. Merchandising was limited to a line of collectible figures and books.[22] Wal-Mart served as a promotional partner and offered in stores a package featuring two tickets to The Prince of Egypt, a storybook and the film's soundtrack.[23]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The Prince of Egypt was released on DVD and VHS on September 14, 1999.[24] The ownership of the film was assumed by DreamWorks Animation when that company split from DreamWorks Pictures in 2004; (As of 2017, the rights to the film are now owned by Universal Studios via its acquisition of DWA.) as with the rest of the DreamWorks Animation catalog, it is available for streaming on Netflix in HD.[25] However, both the DVD release and the streaming versions used a 35mm print of the film, rather than using the original files to encode the movie directly to digital.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office performance[edit]

text: On its opening weekend, the film grossed $14.5 million for a $4,658 average from 3,118 theaters, earning second place at the box office, behind You've Got Mail. Due to the holiday season, the film gained 4% in its second weekend, earning $15.1 million and finishing in fourth place. It had a $4,698 average from 3,218 theaters. It would hold well in its third weekend, with only a 25% drop to $11,244,612 for a $3,511 average from 3,202 theaters and once again finishing in fourth place. The film closed on May 27, 1999 after earning $101.4 million in the United States and Canada with an additional $117.2 million overseas for a worldwide total of $218.6 million. The Prince of Egypt was the second non-Disney animated feature to gross over $100 million in the U.S. after Paramount/Nickelodeon's The Rugrats Movie. It remained the top-grossing non-Disney animated film until being surpassed by the 2000 stop-motion film Chicken Run, also distributed by DreamWorks, and remained the highest-grossing traditionally animated non-Disney film until 2007, when it was out-grossed by 20th Century Fox's The Simpsons Movie.[26]

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The Prince of Egypt box office revenue

Source
Gross (USD)
 % Total
All Time Rank (Unadjusted)

United States & Canada
$101.4 million[5]
46.4%
398[5]

Foreign
$117.2 million[5]
53.6%
–

Worldwide
$218.6 million[5]
100.0%
319[5]

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text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The film has a rating of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 84 reviews, with a weighted average score of 7/10. The site's consensus reads, "The Prince of Egypt's stunning visuals and first-rate voice cast more than compensate for the fact that it's better crafted than it is emotionally involving."[27] Metacritic, which assigns a normalized 0–100 rating to reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 64 from the 26 reviews it collected.[28]

text: Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the film in his review saying, "The Prince of Egypt is one of the best-looking animated films ever made. It employs computer-generated animation as an aid to traditional techniques, rather than as a substitute for them, and we sense the touch of human artists in the vision behind the Egyptian monuments, the lonely desert vistas, the thrill of the chariot race, the personalities of the characters. This is a film that shows animation growing up and embracing more complex themes, instead of chaining itself in the category of children's entertainment."[29] Richard Corliss of Time magazine gave a negative review of the film saying, "The film lacks creative exuberance, any side pockets of joy."[30] Stephen Hunter from The Washington Post praised the film saying, "The movie's proudest accomplishment is that it revises our version of Moses toward something more immediate and believable, more humanly knowable."[31]

text: Lisa Alspector from the Chicago Reader praised the film and wrote, "The blend of animation techniques somehow demonstrates mastery modestly, while the special effects are nothing short of magnificent."[32] Houston Chronicle's Jeff Millar reviewed by saying, "The handsomely animated Prince of Egypt is an amalgam of Hollywood biblical epic, Broadway supermusical and nice Sunday school lesson."[33] James Berardinelli from Reelviews highly praised the film saying, "The animation in The Prince of Egypt is truly top-notch, and is easily a match for anything Disney has turned out in the last decade", and also wrote "this impressive achievement uncovers yet another chink in Disney's once-impregnable animation armor."[34] Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail gave a somewhat negative review and wrote, "Prince of Egypt is spectacular but takes itself too seriously."[35] MovieGuide also reviewed the film favorably, saying that "The Prince of Egypt takes animated movies to a new level of entertainment. Magnificent art, music, story, and realization combine to make The Prince of Egypt one of the most entertaining masterpieces of all time."[36]

text: Censorship[edit]

text: The Prince of Egypt was banned in two countries where the population is predominantly Muslim: the Maldives and Malaysia, on the grounds that the depiction in the media of Islamic prophets (which includes Moses) is forbidden in Islam. The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in the Maldives stated: "All prophets and messengers of God are revered in Islam, and therefore cannot be portrayed".[37][38] Following this ruling, the censor board banned the film in January 1999. In the same month, the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia banned the film "so as not to offend the country's majority Muslim population." The board's secretary said that the censor body ruled the film was "insensitive for religious and moral reasons".[39]

text: Accolades[edit]

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Award
Category
Recipient
Result

Academy Awards[40]
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Stephen Schwartz, Hans Zimmer
Nominated

Best Original Song
"When You Believe" (lyrics and music by Stephen Schwartz)
Won

Annie Awards[41]
Best Animated Feature

Nominated

Individual Achievement in Directing
Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells
Nominated

Individual Achievement in Storyboarding
Lorna Cook (Story supervisor)
Nominated

Individual Achievement in Effects Animation
Jamie Lloyd (Effects Lead — Burning Bush/Angel of Death)
Nominated

Individual Achievement in Voice Acting
Ralph Fiennes ("Rameses")
Nominated

Critics Choice Awards[42]
Best Animated Feature

Won (tie with A Bug's Life)

Golden Globe Awards[43]
Best Original Score
Stephen Schwartz, Hans Zimmer
Nominated

Best Original Song
"When You Believe"
Nominated

Grammy Awards[44]
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television

Nominated

Best Soundtrack Album
The Prince of Egypt: Music from the Motion Picture
Nominated

Satellite Award[45]
Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature

Nominated

text: The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

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2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:

"The Prince of Egypt (When You Believe)" – Nominated[46]

text: Prequel[edit]

text: In November 2000, DreamWorks Animation released Joseph: King of Dreams, a direct-to-video prequel based on the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis. The project began during production of The Prince of Egypt, employing some of the same animation crew and featuring director Steve Hickner as an executive producer.[47][48]

text: Stage Musical[edit]

text: The Prince of Egypt will debut at TheatreWorks in Mountain View, California on Oct 14, 2017. The show will have an international premiere on April 6, 2018 in Denmark at the Fredericia Teater.[49]