Dune: Part 3’S Shareable Sandworm Popcorn Bucket Unveiled
WHO:
Coming Soon - *Dune: Part Three* revealed popcorn buckets and theater-exclusive collectibles.
Variety - AMC Theatres is unveiling collectible designs for *Dune: Part Three*.
Variety - Hank Green, AMC’s senior vice president of food and beverage, said fans had “high expectations” after the *Dune: Part Two* bucket became a viral phenomenon.
Variety - Variety identifies *Dune: Part Three* as directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on Frank Herbert’s novel. Its cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and Rebecca Ferguson.
Mashable - AMC Theatres revealed a popcorn bucket for *Dune: Part Three*, which Mashable said tops the viral *Dune: Part Two* design.
WHAT:
The Hollywood Reporter - Both new sandworm collectibles will come with a large popcorn.
The Hollywood Reporter - Collectible popcorn buckets often sell for $25 to $50; Regal sold a bucket for *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* for $80.
The Hollywood Reporter - AMC will announce the new bucket’s price closer to the film’s release.
The Hollywood Reporter - *Dune: Part Three* has strong advance sales; London’s BFI Imax ticket sales surpassed a record previously set by Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*.
The Hollywood Reporter - Marcus Gonzalez of the Zinc Group, creator of the *Dune: Part Two* bucket, told *The Wall Street Journal* that sexual innuendo “was definitely not the intent,” adding, “The worm’s the worm’s the worm.”
Variety - AMC announced a “Sandworm Thumper” bucket with a “working Thumper design” and a “Double Sandworm” collectible featuring two Shai-Hulud, described as “making it easier to share popcorn.”
Variety - The collection also includes an Atreides-Fremen light-up cup, a Spacing Guild Navigator cup, mystery keychains and sandworm plush.
Variety - AMC’s *Dune: Part Two* sandworm bucket became viral, inspired memes and was featured in a *Saturday Night Live* sketch.
Variety - AMC CEO Adam Aron projected that the theater chain would earn more than $100 million that year from themed tins.
Variety - Other cited collectible containers included a Trojan horse for *The Odyssey*, a clear bucket for A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary *You Can See Everything*, and a gray sperm whale for Disney’s *Whalefall*.
WHERE:
The Hollywood Reporter - The new buckets will be available at AMC locations in the United States.
Variety - The collectibles will be sold exclusively at AMC locations and Odeon Cinemas throughout Europe.
WHEN:
Variety - *Dune: Part Three* is scheduled to open in theaters on “Dec. 18,” the same day as *Avengers: Doomsday*.
WHY:
Variety - Green said AMC aimed “to exceed those fan expectations” and take the collectible experience “to the next level with designs straight from the movie.”
HOW:
The Hollywood Reporter - A *Saturday Night Live* musical sketch mocked the previous bucket’s suggestive design, featuring Marcello Hernández as a high school student who tells friends he will lose his virginity to the bucket.
Variety - The Thumper is a device used by the Fremen to pound desert sand and attract giant sandworms.
Variety - Prices for the new collectibles had not been announced; *Dune: Part Two* canisters cost $24.99 plus tax and later sold for more on secondary markets such as eBay.
Variety - The film concludes the science-fiction trilogy and follows Paul Atreides as he contends with the consequences of his ascent to the throne.
(UPDATED October 29, 2026 19:03 UTC)
AMC Theatres has unveiled new *Dune: Part Three* collectibles, led by a working Sandworm Thumper popcorn bucket and a Double Sandworm design, both supplied with a large popcorn. The collection also includes themed cups, mystery keychains and sandworm plush, and will be sold at AMC locations in the U.S. and Odeon Cinemas in Europe, with prices to be announced closer to the film’s release. AMC says it hopes to top the viral *Dune: Part Two* bucket and meet fans’ high expectations; the film is scheduled to open on “Dec.
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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 18:01 UTC)
AMC Theatres has unveiled a new *Dune: Part Three* collectible lineup, led by a Sandworm Thumper popcorn bucket with a working design and a Double Sandworm container made for sharing. The collection also includes light-up cups, mystery keychains and sandworm plush, and will be sold exclusively at AMC locations and Odeon Cinemas in Europe. AMC says it hopes to top the viral *Dune: Part Two* bucket with designs drawn from the film, which is scheduled to open Dec.