Theater owners began to take notice of how much people loved popcorn. They hadn’t figured out the logistics of making it themselves but, in classic American fashion, they wanted to capitalize on it.

At the movie theater, popcorn has never been more popular — thanks to the container it comes in. 2024’s hottest-ticket item at concession stands is the collectible popcorn bucket.

On National Popcorn Day, we look back at how they became a movie theater staple Sunday, January 19, is national popcorn day. A century ago, the ultimate movie snack was actually banned from theaters.

For decades, popcorn has been a staple of the movie theater experience and exhibitors’ bottom lines. Now, the receptacle it comes in is becoming just as important. As recently as three years ago ...

‘Now popcorns have lids’: Movie theater-goer says popcorn came with lid because people are now ordering them through Uber Eats ‘The way I would put soo much butter and shake it up!’ ...

Most people visit their local movie theater with one snack in mind. Freshly popped with lots of butter, movie theater popcorn is unmatched. There's just one snag that can make this iconic snack ...

The prices differ from location to location, of course, but popcorn sales overall generate nearly 40% of all movie theater profits. “It's our largest source of revenue, actually,” says Bagby Ford.

The Connecticut movie theater has served more than 1 million customers. But over the last 10 years The Prospector has done much more than featuring first-run blockbuster movies and sell its very ...

Why Movie Theater Popcorn Tastes Better Movie theater popcorn’s superior flavor isn’t a placebo effect. It actually does contain an ingredient or two that differs from the stuff you make at home.

If these were the only clips of Tom Cruise eating popcorn, well, I’d not be writing this blog. But this is just the latest evidence that Tom Cruise, the movie star, is a popcorn sicko.

An Atlanta movie theater turned chaotic over the weekend as teens hurled popcorn, ICEE drinks and condiments at the screen during a screening of “A Minecraft Movie.” Kids on TikTok have been ...

A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess has defended raucous theater goers, telling Entertainment Weekly recently that it’s “so funny to me that cops are getting called for popcorn” and that ...