Sunnah in popcorn buckets

When someone had an idea for Turn a sandworm into a bucket of popcorn They had no idea what they were dune. Did they create a uniquely hilarious internet sensation? Yes. But they also kicked off a trend that led to people going to movie theaters not just to watch movies or snacks, but also to get great collectibles.

For years, movie theaters have been looking for new and unique ways to attract people to the cinema: IMAX, 4DX, 3D, etc. And in 2024, it found an answer with the advent of the popcorn bucket: a limited edition collectible that, in theory, can be used to hold popcorn but is really just something fun for fans to buy and enjoy as a souvenir. Popcorn buckets aren’t anything new in theaters, nor are they new elsewhere, but 2024 has kind of brought them into the spotlight It all started with Sand Dunes: Part Two.

the Sand Dunes: Part Two The popcorn bucket was supposed to just be a sandworm. But the Internet soon realized that it looked like a sex toy, and no one was going to shut up about it, including ourselves. This means that while other studios certainly had popcorn buckets in the works for films like Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, A new light was shed on them.

A few weeks later, Marvel Studios announced that the always aggressive Deadpool had designed his own popcorn bucket Deadpool Wolverine And Merc With the Mouth did not disappoint. Soon after, that Wolverine’s head has been revealed, With his mouth suspiciously wide open, he walked out and all bets were off.

And while Deadpool Wolverine The bucket was probably the most popular of the summer, and we personally preferred the bucket that Disney launched for Alien: Romulus Which was big and thick and…Just an alien head.

As it often happens, summer turns to fall, and fall turns to winter, and since movie studios now have several months to think about buckets of popcorn for their year-end releases, the buckets kept coming. The second wrestler He gave us the Roman Colosseum With AR component. Nosferatu He gave us a popcorn casket. And even Sonic the Hedgehog got on the planeperhaps with the only Aquarius who seems relatively normal.

The change by the end of the year is that buckets are no longer just for your essential movies. Now we make gothic horror films. Now we’re making Oscar fare. This is just a sample. Basically, as the title of the article indicates, 2024 was the year of the popcorn bucket. The only question is: Could 2025 raise the stakes, or will they go back to limping?

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