'Dune 3' Popcorn Bucket Has Two Sandworms
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- AMC Theatres is launching two new collectible popcorn buckets for “Dune: Part Three,” featuring a “Sandworm Thumper” with a working design and a “Double Sandworm” bucket designed for sharing popcorn.
- These new items follow the viral success of the suggestive sandworm-inspired bucket from “Dune: Part Two,” which became a popular meme and was featured in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch.
- Additional “Dune: Part Three” merchandise includes an Atreides-Fremen light-up cup, a spacing guild navigator cup, mystery keychains, and sandworm plush toys, available exclusively at AMC and Odeon Cinemas in Europe.
- AMC’s senior VP of food and beverage, Hank Green, emphasized that the new collectibles aim to surpass fan expectations by offering designs directly inspired by the movie.
- Popcorn buckets are a significant revenue source for AMC, with CEO Adam Aron projecting over $100 million in sales this year from themed tins, including recent designs tied to other films and documentaries.
