Popcorn has always been a staple of the moviegoing experience. Typically that popcorn has come in a bucket, and may even have been dressed with some melted butter or seasoning.<\/p>\n
But thanks to capitalism, and perhaps, yes, also the love of cinema, movie theaters have taken popcorn to the next level with collectible tie-in buckets. While some have been fairly innocuous, a la Barbie<\/em>\u2019s pink corvette popcorn bucket, there have also been a fair share of unsettling options like Dune 2<\/em>‘s sandworm-shaped monstrosity.<\/p>\n Entertainment Weekly <\/em>dug into the popcorn bucket phenomenon, and pulled out the more deeply concerning collectibles into which one could stuff a buttered hand.<\/p>\n ‘The Odyssey’ Trojan Horse bucket What could make Christopher Nolan<\/a>\u2019s The Odyssey<\/em><\/a> more epic than a Trojan Horse\u2013themed popcorn bucket? The Trojan Horse was originally devised by Odysseus, the Greek King of Ithaca, as a way to break a decade-long stalemate in the Trojan War. One can only imagine how proud he would be of the craftsmanship that has gone into making a hinged belly that stows a legion of popped corn. The Odyssey <\/em>debuts July 17, 2026, and the bucket will be available in-theater at Regal, AMC, and Cinemark locations. The Trojan Horse bucket is the second collectible developed for the film, the first being a comparatively reasonable-looking IMAX Film Camera Popcorn Bucket.<\/a><\/p>\nThe Odyssey \u2014 Trojan Horse bucket<\/h2>\n
Credit: Cinemark<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAlien: Romulus \u2014 Facehugger & Xenomorph buckets<\/h2>\n