I’M READY! The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Popcorn Buckets and Sippers – Full Price and Location Guide. The release of Paramount Pictures’ “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” on December 19, 2025, marks the final major movie merchandise drop of the year. The film’s pirate theme is represented across a new collection of popcorn buckets and novelty sippers, which were announced alongside official ticket sales.
Updated 11/24/2025 – Tickets are now on sale! AMC Theatres will release The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants on December 18th, 2025. Including a boat bucket with a large popcorn, plus Grippr® cups + toppers with a large drink. Marcus Theatres will have a The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants 100oz Pirate SpongeBob Popcorn Bucket that is now on sale. Cinemark will have the Treasure Chest popcorn Bucket, and more. While Regal Cinemas will feature new SpongeBob chair toppers.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants Popcorn Buckets are the last movie theater popcorn buckets of 2025, since Avatar: Fire & Ash popcorn buckets have already been announced. Also releasing in December is FNAF 2!
The Full Collectibles Collection (By Item Type)
This list includes the confirmed and announced popcorn buckets and sippers available at various cinema chains.
Popcorn Buckets
- LED Pirate Patrick Star Popcorn Bucket (Fandango Exclusive): A light-up bucket sculpted as Patrick Star wearing pirate gear. Available for $59.99 as part of a Fandango “Starter Set” that includes one movie ticket. (Dimensions: 10″ L x 7″ W x 10″ H. Popcorn not included in the shipment).
- Pirate Ship Popcorn Bucket (AMC): A container shaped like a small pirate boat, featuring a pirate-attired SpongeBob figure. Expected price is $30–$40.
- Treasure Chest Popcorn Bucket (Cinemark): A rectangular container molded like a wooden treasure chest, with a lid open to reveal popcorn. Sides are decorated with various character images. Price is $18.95.
- 100oz Pirate SpongeBob Popcorn Bucket (Marcus Theatres): A 3D bucket featuring SpongeBob in pirate attire. Price is $31.99.
- Standard Popcorn Bucket Tin (Cinemark): A blue tin bucket featuring the movie logo and Pirate SpongeBob wielding an oar. Combo Price is $9.95.
Novelty Sippers / Drinkware
- GRIPPR Sipper Cups (AMC): Sculpted sippers resembling the heads and bodies of SpongeBob SquarePants (with a pirate hat) and Patrick Star (with an eye-patch and hook hand lid). Estimated price is $19.99.
- Square-Shaped SpongeBob Sipper: A smaller drink container shaped like SpongeBob’s head, topped with a pirate hat. Priced at $16.95 (includes a medium drink).
- Island Scene Dome Lid Tumbler (Marcus Theatres): A 20oz tumbler featuring a miniature pirate SpongeBob under a dome lid. Price is $13.99.
- Viewmaster Drink Cup (Regal Cinemas): Estimated price is $19.99.
- Green Pirate SpongeBob Sipper: A tall green sipper cup or tumbler, featuring SpongeBob in his pirate outfit. Expected price is $24.99.
Fandango Exclusive Light-Up Pirate Patrick Star
The biggest news for collectors is the confirmed exclusive tie-in with Fandango. The LED Pirate Patrick Star Popcorn Bucket will be available for $59.99 as part of a Search for SquarePants Starter Set that includes a ticket to see the new movie.
The Full Collectible Collection (By Theater Chain)
The collection consists of non-exclusive and limited-run novelties. Here is the current list of official The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants merchandise.
AMC Theatres
- Pirate Ship Popcorn Bucket: A container where SpongeBob, in pirate attire, stands in a small boat.
- Expected Price: $45 – $50 (Based on similar recent AMC buckets). Includes a large popcorn.
- GRIPPR® Sipper Cups: Sculpted sippers resembling the heads and bodies of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, both donning pirate gear (hat and eye-patch/hook hand, respectively).
- Estimated Price: $19.99 each. Comes with a large drink.
- Green Pirate SpongeBob Sipper: A tall sipper cup or tumbler featuring Pirate SpongeBob.
- Estimated Price: $24.99 (Includes a large drink).
Cinemark
- Treasure Chest Popcorn Bucket: A rectangular container molded like a wooden treasure chest. The lid is open, displaying the popcorn inside. The sides feature images of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward.
- Price: $18.95. Comes with an XL popcorn.
- Standard Popcorn Bucket Tin: A traditional blue bucket featuring the movie’s logo and Pirate SpongeBob wielding an oar.
- Combo Price: $9.95.
Marcus Theatres
- 100oz Pirate SpongeBob Popcorn Bucket: A large, 3D bucket sculpted to resemble Pirate SpongeBob.
- Price: $31.99.
- 20oz Island Scene Dome Lid Tumbler: A drink cup featuring a lid with a dome that contains a small scene or figure.
- Price: $13.99.
Regal Cinemas
Regal will feature several collectible bundles, including chair toppers and drinkware.
- SpongeBob Chair Toppers: Small, themed accessories that attach to theater seats.
- Viewmaster Drink Cup:
- Estimated Price: $19.99.
- SpongeBob Popcorn Bucket and Drink Cup:
- Estimated Price: $19.99.
- SpongeBob Collector’s Combo:
- Price: $44.99
What The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants is About
“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” is a swashbuckling, seafaring comedy-adventure. Desperate to prove his courage to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob and his friends set out on a journey following the mysterious ghost pirate, The Flying Dutchman, to the deepest depths of the sea. The pirate theme of the merchandise collection directly ties into the film’s plot.
I’M READY! The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Popcorn Buckets and Sippers – Full Price and Location Guide
