This Saturday, Jan. 19, Cineplex’s theatre at Metropolis in Metrotown in Burnaby invites movie-lovers to chow down on a serving of their favourite buttery snack – for free.
In celebration of National Popcorn Day, more than nine-million SCENE card holders across the country can receive a complimentary bag of Cineplex’s popcorn.
To take advantage of this deal, SCENE members can visit the Burnaby theatre and scan their membership card or barcode on the SCENE app at the concession counter. The offer is valid for one small bag of popcorn per SCENE member and cannot be combined with any other concession offers, combos or promotions. For more information, guests can visit Cineplex.com.
All of this week, Uber Eats customers who purchase Cineplex concessions using the promo code "POPCORNDAY” will be entered to win free popcorn for a whole year. The lucky winner will receive a Cineplex gift card which can be used at any of its 165 theatres. To find out which Cineplex theatres offer delivery through Uber Eats, smply download the Uber Eats app and enter the name of your city. More information on the contest is available HERE.
Cineplex Popcorn Fast Facts:
- Last year, Cineplex served more than 200 million kernels of popcorn on National Popcorn Day.
- This year, Cineplex anticipates serving more than 300 million kernels of popcorn on National Popcorn Day.
- It was not until talking pictures became popular in 1927 that movies suddenly became an event, complete with street vendors, some of whom sold popcorn. Audiences immediately took to the now-classic snack and the rest is history.
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Cineplex pops roughly 29 billion popcorn kernels over the course of a year. If laid end-to-end, that’s enough popcorn to:
- Climb the CN Tower in Toronto (ON) nearly one million times
- Climb the Calgary Tower in Calgary (AB) nearly three million times
- Climb the Peace Tower in Ottawa (ON) nearly six million times
- Climb the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal (QC) over nine million times
- Pass Confederation Bridge in Prince Edward Island over 42,000 times
- If you laid popcorn kernels end-to-end from coast-to-coast beginning at Cineplex’s theatre in St. John’s (NFLD) and ending at its theatre in Victoria (BC), it would take more than 373 million popped kernels to span the distance
