AMC Theatres is doubling down on its Dune: Part Three collectibles with two new themed popcorn buckets: the "Sandworm Thumper" and "Double Sandworm," each featuring worm-shaped hand holes. The Double variant adds a second hole, supposedly to let two people reach for popcorn simultaneously, but the move feels uninspired. Two years after the original Sandworm bucket went viral—partly due to its unintended sexual connotations—AMC seems to have missed the mark.
The new design leans into the innuendo without adding genuine creativity. While novelty items like the Trojan Horse bucket for The Odyssey or the "Guile Hair" wearable bucket for Street Fighter had charm, the latest offerings lack that spark. Priced at $35, the buckets raise questions about value and originality.
The original’s appeal stemmed from its accidental weirdness, something these new iterations fail to recapture.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing