Cinephiles and snack enthusiasts, rejoice! This National Popcorn Day, January 19, San Antonio cinemas are doling out discounts and complimentary popcorn to celebrate. Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas is serving moviegoers big bowls of buttery popcorn with every ticket, provided they also drop a minimum of five bucks on food and drink, according to KSAT. Meanwhile, EVO Entertainment is going even further, handing out free regular-sized popcorn bags with no ticket necessary.
Indulging in the crunch and munch of National Popcorn Day also gets easier for those who choose to stay at home. Cinemark has teamed up with delivery giants DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats to bring the theater-snack experience to your door. They're also throwing in a sweepstakes - any mobile concession order via their website or app automatically enters you to possibly win a year's supply of free popcorn and Coke, "according to KSAT from EVO Entertainment."
On a grander scale, National Popcorn Day is being observed by over 30,000 screens across the United States. In a statement obtained by Gulf Live, Bryan Braunlich, executive director of The Cinema Foundation, noted, "Popcorn at the movies was first introduced 95 years ago, and it’s been an inseparable part of the moviegoing experience ever since." This day is set to unite film aficionados with fan-favorite snacks at slashed prices or even gratis.
AMC Theatres isn’t going to be left out, with their own unlimited refill of popcorn offer available for any size of AMC Perfectly Popcorn. Hank Green, vice president of food and beverage, said, "Consumers equate hot, delicious, fresh popcorn with AMC, so we celebrate by creating attractive offers like unlimited refills we know movie lovers and popcorn lovers alike will want to quickly take advantage of." Lovers of collectibles can also score a Loungefly popcorn crossbody bag - limited in stock - which comes with the bonus of, you guessed it, more free popcorn. These special offers are not questioned to be a major draw among the festivities.
For the buttery-palmed movie buffs around San Antonio, Santikos theaters offer their own deal: nab a free regular-sized popcorn along with that ticket purchase. A quick visit to the Santikos website will point you to your nearest theater ready to partake in the day's salty festivities.
