Pre-launch › Hype acceleration · 17 Sep 2026 · T−29
Cody Rhodes reveals a wearable Guile flat-top popcorn bucket
Rhodes showed off an AMC-exclusive bucket shaped like Guile's flat-top, with a chin strap so it can be worn. The official film account's post said tickets would go on sale the following Monday.
Why it matters
The bucket was built to be filmed, and it used a wrestler with his own following to launch it.
AnalysisDetails
- Date
- 17 Sep 2026 · T−29
- Phase
- Pre-launch › Hype acceleration
- Category
- Cinema & exhibition
- Markets
- United States
- Led by
- Partner-led
- Partners
- AMC Theatres, Cody Rhodes
- Channels
- X, Cinema
Sources 2
- 'Street Fighter' Has Maybe the Dumbest/Best Popcorn Bucket EverGizmodo · 17 Sep 2026 · gizmodo.com · SecondaryVerifies: Rhodes reveals AMC-exclusive Guile bucket; embedded official post says tickets on sale Monday
- A new 'Street Fighter' popcorn collectible is taking Guile's famous flat-top quite literallyAttractions Magazine · 17 Sep 2026 · attractionsmagazine.com · SecondaryVerifies: AMC exclusive revealed by Rhodes on 17 September
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