Dallas movie fans can fill their coolers with popcorn on 2 days at Cinemark

Jan 2, 2026 | 11:54 am

Cinemark is going all out for National Popcorn Day in 2026, offering moviegoers in Dallas and around the country the chance to BYOBucket – to bring almost any kind of container to the theater and fill it up for just $5 (plus tax) on two days in January.

And they’re not joking when they say “any kind of container” – with a 400-ounce “limit” (the equivalent of two XL popcorns) on the amount you can get with the deal, that means you can bring a cooler, bucket, or other type of large vessel to indulge in popcorn gluttony.

If that’s not enough popcorn for you, Plano-based Cinemark is teaming up with Lowe’s for the two-day event – yes, National Popcorn Day will take place on both January 18 and 19 – to allow anyone who brings a blue Lowe’s 5-gallon (aka 640 ounces) bucket to fill it completely up…

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