But the perfect (and very profitable) pairing of today wasn’t always the case: For many years, movie theaters wanted nothing to do with the snack.
People watch movies in a newly reopened AMC River East theater on Aug. 20, 2020, in Chicago.
Popular movies often bring collectible cups and popcorn buckets, or, in industry-speak, Collectible Concession Vehicles (CCVs).
The cinema business will continue to evolve, but one thing will remain constant, said Gil of Queen’s University.
“Theaters will stop playing movies before they will actually stop selling popcorn.”
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
Minneapolis, America, New England, South America, Philadelphia, Texas, South Minneapolis, Riverview, “ Kingdom, Canada, Chicago, Brooklyn , New York, Iowa City , Iowa, Seattle, Emerald, California