Forbes has described Lurie as beginning "his professional career as a social policy teacher at Boston University"; At the time he joined, General Cinema was headed by his uncle,
Richard A. Smith. At General Cinema, Lurie worked as an executive in the company as liaison between General Cinema and the production community in Hollywood, and as an advisor in the company's national film buying office. In 1984, General Cinema acquired a minority interest in
Carter Hawley Hale, at the time the tenth-largest clothing retailer in the United States, whose holdings included
Bergdorf Goodman and
Neiman-Marcus. In 1993, its holding company, by then named
Harcourt General, spun-off General Cinema as a separate company. After competition forced the closure of a number of General Cinema locations, General Cinema filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 11, 2000, with accompanying resignation of
Richard A. Smith and a further employed Smith family member. On December 7, 2001,
AMC Theatres agreed to buy GC Companies, Inc. as part of GC's Chapter 11 reorganization plan, an acquisition completed on March 29, 2002.) Lurie's wife, Christina, has joined him as a producer in his film work, which as of 2011 was operating as Screen Pass Productions. In a released statement, the Luries said they were “humbled” by the award.
Philadelphia Eagles ownership As a fan of all the Boston sports teams, Lurie went to games and put himself to sleep listening to the
Boston Red Sox on his transistor radio. The Luries had been
New England Patriots season-ticket holders since the franchise began in 1960, the year the
American Football League was founded. Lurie cheered for
Gino Cappelletti,
Houston Antwine, and
Babe Parilli. In 1993, Lurie tried to buy the Patriots, but he dropped out of the bidding at $150 million. (His uncle
Richard Smith nixed the purchase based on the financials.) Lurie's name also had surfaced in sale talks regarding the
Los Angeles Rams, and he was a potential investor in a bid for a Baltimore expansion team with
Robert Tisch, who subsequently bought 50% of the
New York Giants. Five months later,
Richard Smith agreed to let his nephew buy the
Philadelphia Eagles; Lurie contacted
Norman Braman, then owner of the Eagles. Lurie bought the Philadelphia Eagles on May 6, 1994, from Braman for $195 million (equivalent to $ million in ). Lurie and his mother, Nancy Lurie Marks, the only daughter of
Philip Smith, borrowed $190 million from the
Bank of Boston to buy the team. To back the Bank of Boston loan, Lurie put up millions of dollars' worth of personal stock in Harcourt General and GC Companies Inc. as equity. By 2024 this valuation had increased to $6.6 billion with the Eagles ranked 8th amongst all 32 NFL teams in value. On February 4, 2018, the Eagles defeated the Patriots to win
Super Bowl LII by the score of 41–33, giving Lurie his first title as Eagles owner. The victory evened the score with New England, as the previous Lurie-era Super Bowl appearance was a 24–21 loss to the Patriots in
Super Bowl XXXIX. On February 9, 2025, the Eagles defeated the
Kansas City Chiefs to win
Super Bowl LIX by the score of 40–22, giving Lurie his second title as Eagles' owner. The win evened the score against Kansas City (the Eagles had lost to the Chiefs in
Super Bowl LVII), and denied the Chiefs' bid to become the only team to win
three Super Bowls in a row. ==Filmography==