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5 days ago · By 1930, a stunning 90 million people were going to the movies on a weekly basis, Smith wrote. The crowd appeared ripe for the picking to popcorn salesmen, but theater owners balked. “To some ...
3 days ago · “Popcorn sold so well because of its aroma — the same smell that some theater owners had reportedly despised earlier,” Smith wrote. “The aroma was maximized during the popping process. As soon as the machines were placed in the lobbies, business picked up.” A child buys popcorn at a movie concession stand in Texas in June 1949.
1 day ago · The history of popcorn at the movies dates back to the early 20th century. During the Great Depression, movie theaters sought ways to increase revenue and popcorn emerged as a low-cost, profitable snack. Its popularity surged as movie attendance increased, and by the 1950s, popcorn had become an integral part of the cinema experience.
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5 days ago · In cinemas, the scattered popcorn bits would muck up the valuable carpet that was meant to emulate the grand theater lobbies. But cinema owners changed their tune, and popcorn’s boom came during one of the unlikeliest of economic periods: The Great Depression. “At five or 10 cents a bag, popcorn was an affordable luxury for most Americans ...
5 days ago · A national pastime. On a recent Sunday morning here in South Minneapolis, a decades-long father-son tradition continued at the Riverview Theater, a single-screen cinema nestled among century-old ...
2 days ago · Popcorn became a staple at fairs, circuses, and with street vendors in the following decades. By 1930, 90 million people attended movies weekly, and popcorn vendors seized the opportunity.
4 days ago · The entire video is a borderline unsettling peek back into a simpler time, complete with those microwavable popcorn buckets, Cracker Jack boxes and various movie theater-style candy offerings near ...
