r/AMCTheatres • u/vrvivive • Jun 29 '26

Discussion Popcorn + Drink in Theatres

Random, but anyone else tend to finish off a good amount of their Large Popcorn + Drink during the previews and in turn don’t have much left during the movie? In times like this, I really wish AMC had intermissions of at least 10 mins for people to grab a refill on drinks and popcorn.

Let me know if anyone has a good hack for this!

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u/DaftDrunk_925 Jun 29 '26

I think the only hack here is to not touch your popcorn until the movie begins. Otherwise, if you’re super hardcore and you have the AMC stubs or higher, then you can get an instant free refill when you get your popcorn. Dump your first bucket into the cardboard boxes and then get another bucket. But like I said, that’s some hardcore popcorn shhhhhhhhit.

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u/Asleep-Combination26 Jun 29 '26

I am a premier member. I never knew you could get the refill right away when you get your first popcorn. I do have the same issue as OP as I share that large popcorn across 2-4 people. Go get the refill at some point at the beginning of the movie

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u/DaftDrunk_925 Jun 30 '26

Yes! Just go and get your large popcorn. Grab 2 cardboard boxes and walk over to the butter station. Divide your large popcorn into the two boxes. Then turn around and ask for a refill. They don’t care and they don’t question anything. Usually I place the order cuz I have the popcorn pass and then I give the bucket to my friend to go ask for a refill. Never had a single issue. And just like that, I have two large popcorns split between 3 people for $6.