‘Gladiator 2’ popcorn bucket from Cinemark is an AR arena, now available online
Cinemark’s “Gladiator 2” popcorn bucket resembles a Roman arena and come to life with augmented-reality battles before your eyes.
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Updated Oct. 24, 2024 with online purchase option and additional design; original version published Oct. 23, 2024.
Popcorn bucket, but make it ‘Gladiator’
“Are you not entertained?”
When “Gladiator 2” hits theaters in November, audience members who purchase the film’s popcorn bucket at Cinemark Theatres can keep the entertainment going even after the end credits roll.
For starters, the “Gladiator 2” popcorn bucket resembles a Roman arena. Once customers finish all of their popcorn and head home, they can scan a QR code at the bottom of the bucket. After doing so, their popcorn bucket will become a virtual gladiator arena with the help of augmented reality technology. Cinemark is calling it the “Gladiator 2” AR-ena, as announced on X.
The QR code registers as gladiatorpopcornbucket.com, which redirects to a link not currently active at the time of this writing.
How to buy the ‘Gladiator 2’ popcorn bucket
The “Gladiator 2” popcorn bucket is now available online for $23 from Cinemark’s web store. The bucket will also be available at Cinemark movie theaters during the opening weekend of “Gladiator 2.” Movie tickets are now on sale, and the film’s release date is Nov. 22, 2024 (the same day as Universal’s “Wicked”).
Choose your fighter
Cinemark is also selling an alternate design, this one positing itself as Maximus’ helmet! It’s available online for $25. What a time to be alive. There are no augmented reality components for this design.
‘Gladiator 2’ movie tickets now available
Paramount’s “Gladiator 2” is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington. The original “Gladiator” debuted in 2000 and was also directed by Scott; the film starred Nielsen alongside Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.
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