'On March 11, which is Oscars weekend, we will enter the multi-billion-dollar retail popcorn industry with at-home popcorn that features the authentic taste of real movie theatre popcorn,' Adam Aron, chairman and CEO of AMC Theatres, said in a news release. Meanwhile, the ready-to-eat popcorn bags will cost $3.98, per AMC. The microwave popcorn will cost $4.98 for a 6-count. The menu will consist of traditional and gourmet-flavored popcorn (to be popped on-site), candy and other concession stand treats, Coca-Cola Freestyle options and bottled water.Starting on March 11 Walmart customers can have their choice of six different varieties of AMC popcorn - extra butter, classic butter, or lightly salted, in popped or kernel form. The idea is to have up to 15 retail stores by the end of next year, with significantly more locations expected to pop up in 2023 and beyond. The first locations will likely be in malls that don’t already have AMC theaters.

shopping malls in the first half of 2022. AMC initially plans to launch up to five “AMC Theatres Perfectly Popcorn” stores, counters and kiosks in U.S. population with our popular AMC Theatres Perfectly Popcorn.”įor AMC Entertainment, which endured a devastating period during the pandemic, it’s an opportunity to create a new revenue stream. With this new AMC initiative, we expect to reach entirely new segments of the U.S. But the popularity of popcorn extends well beyond the doors of our movie theatres. On our busiest days, AMC Theatres currently pops in the range of 50 tons of popcorn per day. “Needless to say, AMC knows popcorn ever so well. “The announcement that AMC will become a competitor in the multi-billion popcorn market is so natural and logical, one wonders why the idea has not been tried before,” Adam Aron, AMC’s CEO and chairman of the board, said in a statement.

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