Dune: Part Two is turning heads with a viral Sandworm popcorn bucket Over the weekend, Dune: Part Two had a grand opening that brought in $182.5M globally—a significant uptick from the first adaptation’s pandemic-riddled release in 2021. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the biggest movie-goers were young adults: “‘The percentage of opening weekend ticket buyers who were between ages 18 and 25 jumped from 14 percent for the first film to 18 percent for the follow-up, and from 20 percent to 28 percent for those between ages 26 and 35,’ according to EntTelligence.” But the star-studded cast, grand cinematography, and world building are not exactly what everyone’s buzzing about the most. The release of a limited-edition Dune-themed popcorn bucket by AMC Theaters has caused quite a stir. Priced at $24.99 (and now being resold online for over $800) and shaped like the sandworms from the film as a vortex-esque cover on the bucket, social media users have shared videos of their reactions, whether finding it creepy or making...
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