The year in buckets of popcorn

When someone had the idea turn a sandworm into a bucket of popcorn they had no idea what Dune was. Have they created a uniquely funny internet sensation? Yes. But they also started a trend that saw people go to cinemas not only for movies or snacks, but also for a cool collection.

For years, movie theaters have been looking for new and unique ways to bring people to the theater: IMAX, 4DX, 3D, etc. In 2024, they found an answer with the emergence of the popcorn bucket: a limited edition collection that, in theory. , It could be used to hold popcorn, but it’s really something fun for fans to buy and enjoy as a souvenir. Buckets of popcorn are not a new thing in theaters, nor are they new elsewhere, but 2024 brought them into the spotlight and it all starts with Dune: Part Two.

U Dune: Part Two The popcorn bucket was supposed to be a sandworm. But very soon the Internet realized that it looked like a sex toy, and, well, no one shut up, no one included. That meant other studios definitely had buckets of popcorn in the works for movies like that Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a new light shone upon him.

A few weeks later, Marvel Studios announced that Deadpool, always offensive, had designed his own popcorn bucket for Deadpool and Wolverine and Mercu Cu a Bocca did not disappoint. Soon after, it is it was revealed that Wolverine’s head, with his mouth open very suspiciously, he came out and all bets were off.

And while he Deadpool and Wolverine bucket was probably the most popular of the summer, personally we preferred the one Disney released Alien: Romulus which was big and thick and… just the head of an alien.

As tends to happen, summer turns to fall, fall turns to winter, and since movie studios now have several months to think of buckets of popcorn for their year-end releases , the buckets keep coming. Gladiator II gave us a Roman Colosseum with an AR component. Nosferatu he gave us a box of popcorn. And also Sonic the Hedgehog has come on boardwith perhaps the only bucket that feels relatively normal.

The change at the end of the year is that the buckets were no longer just for your basic blockbusters. Now we make gothic horror movies. Now we do the Oscar fare. And this is just a sample. Basically, as the title of the article says, 2024 was the year of the popcorn bucket. The only question is, can 2025 raise the stakes, or will they go back to being lame?

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