{"id":196273,"date":"2025-10-07T23:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196273\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T23:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:12:08","slug":"godzilla-has-stomped-into-the-popcorn-bucket-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196273\/","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla Has Stomped Into the Popcorn Bucket Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s news so exciting, the teaser image seemingly only dares to show the outline of what\u2019s to come\u2014but there\u2019s no mistaking Godzilla\u2019s giant spiky noggin. Alamo Drafthouse and Toho International<\/a> are gearing up for another wave of themed merch to mark Godzilla Day<\/a>\u2014November 3, Godzilla\u2019s 71st birthday!\u2014and at the top of the list is the Big G\u2019s very first popcorn bucket.<\/p>\n

Now, obviously, Godzilla is timeless and need not follow trends to get the kids excited. But a popcorn bucket is a certain status symbol these days, and the King of All Kaiju\u2019s snack-ready head would display quite nicely alongside the toothy Jaws bucket<\/a> Alamo Drafthouse released this summer.<\/p>\n

In a press release that describes the bucket as \u201ca wildly anticipated first for Godzilla collectors,\u201d the theater chain trumpets the character\u2019s \u201cvery first popcorn bucket created in partnership with Toho International and based around the \u2018Showa Era\u2019 of Godzilla. Designed by Alamo Drafthouse\u2019s Scott Sugiuchi, it\u2019s the first of a line of popcorn buckets planned to continue into 2026 and beyond. Each Showa Godzilla Popcorn Bucket will be numbered in a limited run of 6,000 and will come in a custom collector\u2019s box.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bucket\u2014available for pre-order starting October 27 at Alamo Mart<\/a>\u2014is just one of several new items arriving to celebrate Godzilla\u2019s birthday, including an exclusive t-shirt, hoodie, hat, and set of pins.<\/p>\n

Our second pick after the popcorn bucket, however, is this nifty Mothra Winged Mug, also designed by Sugiuchi:<\/p>\n

\"Godzilla\u00a9 Alamo Drafthouse\/Toho <\/p>\n

Imagine sipping your morning tea out of that gorgeous vessel! The mug, limited to just 5,000, is also available for pre-order starting October 27 at Alamo Mart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And in case you were worried Godzilla Day was merely a merch blitz, on November 3 Alamo Drafthouse will also be hosting screenings of 1984\u2019s The Return of Godzilla (released in re-edited form as Godzilla 1985 in the U.S.); more info here<\/a>. If you live near the massive, Godzilla-bedecked Alamo Drafthouse at the Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, CA, you can enjoy a \u201cMystery Marathon\u201d of TBD kaiju classics (more details here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s news so exciting, the teaser image seemingly only dares to show the outline of what\u2019s to come\u2014but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[123510,64,63,134,123511,344,123512],"class_list":["post-196273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-alamo-drafthouse","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-godzilla","tag-movies","tag-popcorn-buckets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}