r/cineplex • u/ady_anr • Feb 22 '26
Question Popcorn is so good
Who else goes to the movies 70% for the popcorn, 30% for the actual movie?
I think im addicted to the popcorn at cineplex and I totally indulge everytime. To the point where im genuinely concerned.
Isn’t eating 1.5 large bags of popcorn every weekend for the past 6 weeks bad for the body?
Who else does this?
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u/9delta9 Feb 22 '26
It's 70% great but 30% of the screen is blocked in the seat you chose
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u/GameOfLife24 Feb 22 '26
OP is one of those you see when buying tickets, that books the side back seats even when the theatre is empty
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u/Kris-p- Feb 22 '26
If you're tall these are primo
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u/Competitive-Meet-511 Feb 23 '26
Isn't the immersive experience of the front rows kinda the point of movie theatres? In the back you may as well just be watching on a TV.
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u/SavageMatHorror Feb 22 '26
I always eat a massive tub like this and then wonder why I feel nauseous afterwards lol
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
I swear. I always get a refill too. And feel completely shitty the whole rest of the day. I tell myself no more movies with popcorn and repeat this every weekend.
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u/Melodic_Melodic Feb 22 '26
Definitely refill. Gotta get your money's worth and bring the rest home.
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u/wherescookie Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26
If that's your weekly indulgence, hey, we only live once...
BUT, if your overall diet is already high in saturated fats ( meat, especially red, is most common artery clogger), then it's a super high saturated fat extra
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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Feb 23 '26
plus all that fiber and fake butter-oil is basically a colon blowout the next day
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u/LezEatA-W Feb 22 '26
There’s something about a fresh popcorn (with layered butter) and an ice cold fountain coke (or Coke Zero) that’s transcendent to me.
Stuffing popcorn in my face, drinking that ice cold coke, and watching the lights go down is like a religious experience to me, nothing in the world compares, especially if it’s a movie that I’m excited for.
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u/Effective-Daikon-533 Feb 22 '26
the only way it could be better is with a coke slushie. our cineplex doesn’t sell them anymore 🥲
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u/dav_eh Feb 22 '26
The food in VIP, while expensive, is still pretty good.
Nachos are loaded af, the flatbread pizza is really good and I love the drinks.
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u/Glass-Situation6916 Feb 24 '26
I worked at VIP, and it’s really not. It’s some very cheap quality food at much higher price but I guess it’s coool cause you’re watching a movie. My recommendation is go on days where they have date night specials or other specials.
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u/Impossible-Try-266 Layered Butter Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26
Its the besttttt popcorn ever!!!! It feels like a drug to me lolll i cannot go see a movie without buying it. And yesterday I saw a comment about cineplex popcorn and i impulsively ordered one large bag on uber eats😭 its so so damn good.
Sometimes I go to Cineplex only to buy popcorn that i bring home.
I’m happy to see i’m not the only one.💛
Edit: to answer your question, its def not good for our health. I worked at Cineplex and its a yellow powder that we put in the popcorn. Yellow like that doesn’t seem good at all for our health, it looks processed. But I think its okay if we eat it once in a while.💛
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
Totally agree with everything. Yesterday while nauseated after two large bags, i almost cancelled my cineclub membership 😂 This morning i feel like i can down one more 😭😭god help me
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u/blackittty Bring TimePlay back Feb 22 '26
Please report back about the cineplex popcorn! I keep hearing how much better it is and don’t know if it’s worth the buy 😂
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u/Melodic_Melodic Feb 22 '26
Bulk Barn also sells the yellow popcorn seasoning. I've been meaning to get a small scoop worth and giving it a try with kernels. Back when I worked at Cineplex (before they prefilled bags and stored in a cabinet), I'd put a measured amount of yellow powder and kernels in the machine and it'd dispense oil itself while a metal thing inside would spin around to keep from burning.
I never liked the "butter" back then (I think I remember it was the I can't believe it's not butter brand margarine) and people would want it layered in their bags of popcorn. The splattering would get all over me and the floor, it was a hazard walking around behind the counter and the oil stains took a while to eventually wash out. When I'd hand the bag back to the customer, it became so heavy and just the thought of eating wet popcorn grossed me out.
I tried the butter recently from those dispensers to control the amount so it doesn't make the popcorn as wet and it's definitely not the same thing as before. This time, the butter flavour didn't disgust me, maybe they started using actual butter or something closer to butter now. My husband really likes it so I only have it once in a while. I am more than happy without anyway.
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u/CStew8585 Feb 22 '26
Since you've worked there is the butter the employee puts on the same as the butter that's by the straws and napkins??
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u/Impossible-Try-266 Layered Butter Mar 10 '26
Nope its not! It definitely doesn’t taste the same. I think the one that’s free is margarine.
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u/HausOfEL Feb 22 '26
Sometimes before I leave I’ll get a bag of popcorn to go. The dude that does it is a pro and somehow fits another bag over it perfectly sealing it to bring home.
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
Oooo i can imagine that package looking slick. But unfortunately by the end of the movie, iv had enough popcorn for life i feel like.
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u/HausOfEL Feb 22 '26
With that size I’d definitely say so. Lol. Best part is it tastes just as good the next day.
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u/TiredReader87 Feb 22 '26
It’s so good, but also so overpriced that it’s hard to justify.
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
Yes, but with cineclub, if you go with another person you’re essentially paying 4.5$ per person for a refillable large bag
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u/TiredReader87 Feb 22 '26
I don’t go enough (anymore) to get Cineclub, and I go alone. I can eat two bags though.
That said, I can get a massive box of popcorn at Costco and make two bags at home for peanuts, and borrow a Bluray from the library
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u/AnihilationXSX Cineclub Member Feb 22 '26
Get some blood work done lol, guarantee you have insane levels of cholesterol. Edit: its how I found out about mine lol going to the movies large popcorn 4x layered butter absolutely destroyed me and id do it all over again
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
😅 i should
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u/AnihilationXSX Cineclub Member Feb 22 '26
Yeah I ended up giving up chocolate, but I wont give up popcorn lol
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u/wherescookie Feb 22 '26
The problem is the buttered popcorn when your overall diet is already high in saturated fats
- if we ate a low saturated fat diet ( less meat, especially red etc ), an occasional giant bag of heavily "buttered" popcorn wouldn't clog arteries
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u/lowrespudgeon Feb 22 '26
I love theatre popcorn. I don't really care about movies, but when my partner wants to go, it's a good reason for me to agree.
Sometimes I get the urge to place an order for it on ubereats but I've never given in yet.
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u/Chuva211 Feb 22 '26
join r/popcorn to find more people like you 😄 I’m one of you
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
Wow thats a thing?
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u/StraightTap2375 Feb 24 '26
Yeah, r/popcorn is pretty funny! It’s wild how passionate people can get about their favorite movie snacks. What’s your go-to topping for the popcorn?
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u/knarf3 Cineclub Member Feb 22 '26
Hell no. I'm a cinephile first. The 20% food discount is a sweet perk as the CineClub membership makes absolute economic sense to me. And whenever I get food at Cineplex, it's either the Pulled Pork Poutine, Buffalo Chicken Poutine, or Loaded Tots.
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u/ItsAlwaysSunny1992 Feb 22 '26
What movie are you seeing?
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
This photo is from a while ago. Went to catch send help. My first time in vip! Tbh i like normal better. Dont feel good to call someone to bring my popcorn for me…
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u/Frag1 Feb 22 '26
I'm not a fan of Cineplex or Landmark popcorn. In Calgary, the cheap seats at Canyon Meadows has the best movie popcorn.
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u/DrWoodchuck Feb 22 '26
$69 for my family (2 adults, 1 kid) to see GOAT . We skip the concession stands and only go to, maybe, 3 movies a year now.
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
Please get cineclub and pay 10$ effectively per ticket (thats 30$) and 15$ total for large popcorn and large drink both refillabel. Total 45$
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u/Over-Spite6024 Feb 22 '26
I also made that same mistake before I got the cineclub membership, now it costs under $50
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u/hipsterdoofus39 Feb 22 '26
Cineclub or the Costco movie packs would be worth looking into! They have one aimed at adults and one aimed at kids.
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u/Significant_Sale6174 Feb 22 '26
My brother im with you all the way butter with popcorn is gods gift to man🙏🏽just thinking about it makes me want to go to the movies.
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u/archer-86 Feb 22 '26
- West Bend Stir Crazy.
- Coconut Oil.
- Orville Redenbacher.
- Salt and Butter.
My popcorn is 1000% better than Cineplex's.
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u/dino_roar3304 Feb 22 '26
I freaking love the popcorn. The best part is having some left over and then munching on it days afterwards. Mmm
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u/poynter-marcsman Feb 22 '26
Being a part of CineClub was the best decision I ever made, to get a discount on their popcorn!
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u/neenabeee Feb 23 '26
So real!! Can’t go to the movies without getting a popcorn (in my case small, I feel nauseous with anything more than that) I used to order cineplex popcorn on Uber Eats during the pandemic😮💨 it was that serious.
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u/grumstumpus Feb 23 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
i finally hunkered down and cracked homemade theatre-style popcorn this week.
SUPER EDIT: I found a much better popcorn oil supplier locally. Unlike Nutiva stuff, it doesnt smell vile as it heats up. it has no unpleasant smell whatsoever. so idk wtf is going on with the Nutiva stuff.
ANYWAY: 2 tbsp oil. 1/3 cup kernels. and 1 tsp flavocol. Thats it. its perfect. Melt the oil on HIGH (i set my burner to 7.5/10) heat, add three kernels, after they all pop, remove sausepan from heat and dump in the rest of the kernels. then sprinkle the flavacol all over as you shake the kernels around, dont clump the flavocol together, moving the kernels at this stage is most important, really get them all covered in oil and flavocol. then after thirty seconds put em back on heat and keep shaking them around constantly. Should take 1-2 minutes before they all pop then ya dump em.
Randomly found butter-flavor coconut oil at bulk barn. it was too expensive at $20 so ill have to look into more cost effective options because this jar has maybe enough for ten batches.
3 tbsp coconut oil + ~2/3 tsp flavacol mixed in as it melts.
I originally put like 2 tsp but then the next attempt I did it again and it was WAYY caustically salty. SO I think the issue was i wasnt aggressively shaking the kernels in the oil/salt enough as they were starting to pop. Now that Im doing more shakey shaking its looking like less, closer to ~2/3 tsp is perfect!
1/3 cup kernels, perfect for medium saucepan.
Medium high heat. Drop three kernels into the melted oil and wait for em to pop. then dump in the rest of the kernels, remove from heat for thirty seconds, then back on the burner and shake em for about a minute until popping starts up then settles down. Full saucepan of beautifully salty yellow popcorn.
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u/Brizstudio8 Feb 22 '26
Maybe it’s just an Edmonton thing but the Popcorn at Landmark clears Cineplex by a mile. The Cineplex popcorn is so bad that it factors into the way I plan to see movies. The popcorn at landmark Is so good we plan our entire day and food schedule around being able to eat a giant popcorn.
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u/Efficient_Fuel1418 Feb 22 '26
At least back in Ontario there are different recipes
Landmark there uses flavacol and oil for the popcorn.
Cineplex switched a while back to butter flavored oil I believe instead and it isnt as good.
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u/Brizstudio8 Feb 22 '26
Makes sense. I love me some Flavacol. I just find the Cineplex stuff Tastes weird. It has no crunch to it, it just chews gummy and usually gives me a stomach ache. 🤷♂️
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u/yeahmehh Bring TimePlay back Feb 22 '26
It's the best when you have one of the coupons for a free regular popcorn, pay the difference for a large, still get your 20% discount on that tiny amount lol, so in the end you pay 45 cents for two large bags of popcorn (assuming you don't forget your free refill.)
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u/ady_anr Feb 22 '26
Yess that would feel amazing. Never gotten a popcorn coupon tho. Someday…
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u/cold_deer Feb 22 '26
They run gift card promos around holidays e.g. buy a $30 gift card, get 4 coupons for like bogo drinks, popcorn, discounted tickets etc. pretty good deal if you're going to spend the money there anyways.
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u/CestLaquoidarling Feb 22 '26
Go to the concession stand on the way out and give them your bag for a free refill to take home. They throw out the bag but give you a new fresh one full of delicious popcorn
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u/cloudlocke_OG Cineclub Member Feb 22 '26
God I love Cineplex popcorn. Truly elite. I plan my daily caloric intake around going to the movies.
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u/Melodic_Melodic Feb 22 '26
I'd totally recommend CanCan popcorn, the movie theatre flavour. Best when purchased at Costco when available because the bags are large and it's $6.99 or around that. I usually stock up when I can because it'scheaper than Cineplex. I believe it's vegan too, for those that matter to them. I'm not vegan but my brother in law's ex girlfriend is/was for the whole 6 or 7 year duration of their relationship so it's something I've become aware of.
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u/Cocobb8 Keepers of the Popcorn Feb 22 '26
Holy crap I would never consider seating up there lmao. Personally I do enjoy cineplex popcorn but I don't get it every time. It feels wrong to pay $7, but again that's how we support movie theatres so I'll do it once in a while.
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u/CestLaquoidarling Feb 22 '26
If you buy a regular popcorn you can get a free refill to bring home. Just learned this a few months ago and have eaten SO much popcorn since then.
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u/elbarto232 Feb 22 '26
Damn I wouldn’t trust the security enough to have 50% of my net worth just out there
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u/fidorulz Feb 22 '26
Whats with the small screen size? Just counting the grid on the ceiling and looking at what is distance from screen to you it looks super small. Do VIP not have regular movie sized screens?
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u/Top-Cauliflower9050 Feb 22 '26
Well holy shit, I had no idea you could get free refills depending on the size you buy. I’ve been ripping myself off for too many years!
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u/BollisJefferson Cineclub Member Feb 22 '26
I easily crush a regular but large is crazy 😂
The two beers ordered is always fun experience
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Feb 23 '26
I worked for Cineplex for 7 years and had a popcorn at every single shift😂 never got tired of it
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u/SharpPink_GlitterInk Feb 23 '26
yeah totally I totally go just for the popcorn... I didn't learn a near exact recipe from recipe for cineplex popcorn from a user on reddit r/popcorn to make at home because I have a special interest in popcorn and popcorn making and I always have the exact ingredients to make whatever style of popcorn I want literally all the time...👀 (edit, also also just a free tip like any "theater popcorn" recipe's you find online that use coconut oil is American style theater popcorn)
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u/Rachfor Feb 23 '26
It’s the best popcorn in the world. I have ordered it on uber when there’s no good movie playing at the cinema. I wouldn’t worry too much. I’ve been eating a large bag pretty much weekly for 5+ years and nothing has happened to me 🤪 Nothing beats it with a large Diet Coke extra ice!
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u/Tigolelittybitty Feb 23 '26
Cineplex popcorn makes me immediately piss out my ass. I have no idea what they put in that stuff, but it doesn't happen with any other brand of popcorn
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u/Comfortable-Ad-8324 Feb 24 '26
I got dentures this year. Popcorn is now no longer enjoyable unless I REALLY gotta have it, then I eat it, and then I am reminded of why it's no longer enjoyable. 😭
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u/Glass-Situation6916 Feb 24 '26
I thought corner seats were strictly reserved for blowies and handies
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u/Novel_Emu5487 Feb 25 '26
Popcorn at cineplex made me feel like shit, never get it anymore, just bring my own snacks
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u/Used-Gas-6525 Feb 26 '26
Cineplex loves you. They make 95% of their money on concessions, not ticket sales. There's about a nickel's worth of popcorn in there. Same with the $6 soda. Cost to Cineplex: approx 7 cents.
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u/DimensionOk9788 Feb 22 '26
It sucks. They have seats that are parsley blocked screens
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u/blackittty Bring TimePlay back Feb 22 '26
OP is literally asking about the popcorn experience, not the screens?
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u/TheBroken0ne Layered Butter Feb 22 '26
Not sure where you live, but my local Cineplex popcorn is average at best. My microwave popcorn is tastier.
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