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A Marvel's Fantastic Four Galactus Popcorn Bucket, which set a Guinness World's Record for "Largest popcorn container commercially available" at 9 liters and at a price of $79.99, is displayed during a showing of Fantastic Four: First Steps movie at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on July 24, 2025.

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By IRIS KWOK, Los Angeles Times (TNS)

April 7, 2026

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