I’ll admit it, I’ve become way more invested in movie theater popcorn buckets than I ever expected to be. Somewhere between the NSFW Dune sandworm chaos and those over-the-top Marvel tie-ins, these things stopped being containers and started becoming collectibles. But, even with how wild they’ve gotten lately, I did not have “one of them sets a world record” on my bingo card, especially not this adorable Super Mario popcorn bucket.
According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, one of the Super Mario promotional buckets didn’t just lean into the novelty of it all, but went all the way, maybe taking this phenomenon to its most logical conclusion. The mini Bowser cauldron bucket, which looks like something you’d pick up in the toy aisle rather than at a concession stand, officially set a world record for the smallest popcorn container.
