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This Popcorn Bucket is Dune It for Gen Z on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week…

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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Dune: Part Two is sparking a ton of buzz online, but its star-studded cast is being overshadowed by a novelty popcorn bucket
  • A runner on TikTok is putting the buzziest viral lip products to the test
  • A tweet about a couple who “invented” Bottle Night proves Gen Z may not be able to rebrand everything
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,...

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