The Odyssey popcorn buckets spark hilarious reactions online over bizarre shape: Interesting, to say the least

Movie theatres are horsing around with fans.Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is coming to theaters on July 17, and to excite moviegoers, they’ve released a Trojan Horse Popcorn Bucket that requires customers to open a secret hatch on the horse to access their popcorn.The location of the hatch is sparking funny commentary on social media.“Why is it in a dick pouch?” commented an X user on the announcement post for the bucket.

Turning to souvenir popcorn buckets and movie merchandise is a smart way to incentivize people to actually go to the movies in the world of streaming.The popcorn bucket prop phenomenon is the latest — and wildly successful — trend in novelty concessions to bait fans.

Past popcorn pushes have featured the designer-esque handbag for “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the $65 corvette popcorn vessel for “Barbie” and the “Mission: Impossible” bucket that needed a key to unlock.The moviegoer swag market has skyrocketed since the inception of collectible popcorn buckets, as AMC recorded sales of over to over $54 million annually in the mid-2020s — compared to their reportedly $0 revenue in 2018, Time reported in November 2025.However, a plastic horse with a popcorn pouch that is inconvenient to eat out of may not be the solution for moviegoers.“Amazing.

Now release the cyclops face bucket where I can eat out of the eyeball,” another X user wrote.The bucket will be available in-theater at Regal, AMC and Cinemark locations.

The Trojan Horse bucket is the second collectible for the film, the first being the IMAX Film Camera Popcorn Bucket, which sold out on its first day.Commenters are not only criticizing the bucket’s design, but also the size.

“Smallest popcorn content of all time,” one Instagram user wrote in the comments of the bucket-reveal post.And someone on X asked, “What is this? A popcorn bucker for ants??”The Trojan Horse is an iconic object in the story of “The Odyssey,” as the Greeks constructed...