Coffins and hedgehogs are the latest entries in the bizarre popcorn bucket race thanks to Sonic 3 and Nosferatu

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The year may be almost over, but two new popcorn buckets have entered the race for the most bizarre movie theater snack container, thanks to two of our most anticipated 2024 releases still to come: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Nosferatu.

The Sonic bucket is the head of the ‘pig himself, with theatergoers able to access their popcorn through the top of his skull. Yum. As for Nosferatu, the popcorn bucket sequel to the vampire flick is – fittingly – a coffin with your cinema snack under the lid instead of an undead body. You can see both buckets below.

These souvenirs join e.g Dune 2‘s infamous sand worm bucket and Deadpool and Wolverine‘s more consciously raw roofsalong with one Xenomorph-shaped bucket to mark the release of Alien: Romulus and a helmet for Gladiator 2.

Sonic 3 sees Shadow, voiced by Keanu Reeves, enter the mix alongside Ben Schwartz’s Sonic, Colleen O’Shaughnessey’s Tails and Idris Elba’s Knuckles. James Marsden is also back as Sheriff Tom Wachowski, along with Jim Carrey as Dr. Eggman – and his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik.

Nosferatu is a new version of the classic vampire tale from The Witch director Robert Eggers, starring Bill Skarsgård as the titular vampire alongside Lily-Rose Depp, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

Sonic the Hedgehog hits the big screen on December 21, with Nosferatu following on December 25 in the US and January 3 in the UK. In the meantime, check out our guide to the rest of this year’s biggest movie release dates.