Is popcorn in movie theaters made in a special way?

Well, we do not offer any toppings on our popcorn, except nutritional yeast. Yep, pretty hippy. But we sell A LOT of popcorn. read more

For theatre goers, popcorn is a warm freshly popped snack, it's not too crunchy during the movie, and it comes in large quantities so it can last for the whole length of the movie if you want it to. For the snack vendors and then the theatres, popcorn is profitable. read more

A 386-comment Reddit thread, tucked under the "You Should Know" Subreddit, is entitled "You can make movie theater popcorn at home, with this one ingredient.” “Hearing the word makes me shudder,” writes user mayorbryjames. I worked at a theatre for years. Flavavol would come in a 20lb bag inside a cardboard box [sic]. read more