This year marks 85 years since Batman made his first DC Comics appearance in Detective Comics #27. Sadly, there’s no new Batman movie in theaters this year to coincide with his milestone birthday, but Warner Bros. is re-releasing Matt Reeves’ The Batman in theaters for a limited time to AMC Theatres, including a special preview of the upcoming The Penguin series. Like any big movie worth its salt these days, it’s getting a cool commemorative popcorn bucket. This Bat Signal popcorn bucket actually lights up, ready for display in your own Batcave when you take it home. You can see images and read the official announcement from AMC below:
On Aug. 28, as the world celebrates Batman’s 85th anniversary, AMC Theatre’s Batman 85th Popcorn Collectible Concession Vessel (CCV) beckons the Caped Crusader with a near prop quality 85-ounce light-up Bat Signal popcorn bucket (comes with a large popcorn for $34.99+tax) — and a 32-ounce lenticular (the images morph and move) drink cup with lid that comes with a large drink for $11.99+tax, while supplies last. Guests can bundle them together for $44.99+tax.
The drink cup comes with images from several of the different live-action Batmobiles over the years. It goes from Batman ’66, to the Tumbler from the Dark Knight Trilogy, all the way through to the tricked-out muscle car from The Batman. We expect this Bat Signal popcorn bucket to sell out fast. So if you want to avoid paying a hefty price for it on eBay later, we suggest getting to your theater early. We’ve seen some truly wild popcorn buckets lately. (Yes, we’re looking at you, Dune and Deadpool & Wolverine.) Yet this Batman Bat Signal bucket from AMC Theatres might just be the slickest one we’ve seen so far. It’s definitely one you’ll want to display alongside all your other Batman collectibles.
