Yesterday at 2:00 PM PST, Fantasy Land News was standing inside AMC Theatres at Universal CityWalk Hollywood as one of two official Guinness World Records witnesses when the Mini Bowser Cauldron was officially certified as the World’s Smallest Commercially Available Popcorn Container. The vessel holds 105 ML. Fantasy Land News and Black Nerd Comedy were the two designated official witnesses. Both parties signed their names on the official Guinness documents to make the certification final. This record is a partnership between ZINC, Illumination, Universal Pictures, and AMC Theatres, and it is now permanently in the Guinness Book of World Records. The certification took place on March 17, 2026, making it the bookend to a record-setting year in theater collectibles.
About the Mini Bowser Cauldron and ZINC. The Mini Bowser Cauldron is the classic Bowser design in miniature form: claw feet, looped side handles, a top handle, and a dark, heavy finish that looks like a tiny piece of forged iron. ZINC, the designer and manufacturer behind this record-setting piece, brought the same attention to a popcorn container measured in centimeters rather than inches. The Bowser Cauldron first appeared in marketing for the upcoming The Super Mario Galaxy Movie collectible lineup. It is available as a standalone item at select locations like AMC Theatres, where it costs $7.69 plus tax. The size contrast between Yoshi and Luma buckets holding 105 oz of popcorn compared to Bowsers Cauldron holding 8 peices of popcorn is absolutely amusing!
How Guinness Measured 105 ML: We Watched the Whole Thing
The certification table was set up inside AMC Theatres at Universal CityWalk Hollywood directly in front of a full Super Mario Galaxy Movie display backdrop. The Guinness World Records adjudicator arrived in the official blue blazer and Guinness credentials. The measurement process used various instruments. A precision digital scale sat on the table to verify the weight. A Pyrex measuring cup was used to measure liquid volume. The cauldron was filled with water, and the contents were poured into the measuring cup to confirm the exact 105 ML capacity down to the milliliter. No estimates. No rounding. Guinness certified instruments, verified by their adjudicator on site, with official documents prepared in advance and signed at the table once the measurement was confirmed.
The witnesses, Fantasy Land News, and Black Nerd Comedy signed the documents in person and that was the moment the record became real. The size difference between the Mini Bowser Cauldron and a standard AMC popcorn bucket sitting next to it at the same table is something you have to see to understand. The cauldron does not just look small next to a regular bucket. It disappears inside one. We have the photos to prove it.
Yoshi Buckets and Luma Buckets Are Already Moving at Some Locations
While the certification ceremony was underway at CityWalk Hollywood yesterday, select locations were already stocking the full Super Mario Galaxy Movie collectible lineup ahead of the April 1 opening. The Yoshi Popcorn Bucket, a 105oz full-figure sculpt of Yoshi holding a white Yoshi Egg where your popcorn goes, was on the floor at some theaters yesterday, along with select Luma Buckets. The Luma LED Popcorn Buckets, which light up and are shaped after the iconic star characters from the film, are available in multiple colors depending on the chain.
The Yoshi bucket is not guaranteed to last to opening weekend at busy locations. Demand for theater collectibles at this detail level and price point has consistently outrun supply at the chains, and midnight showings on March 31st are already confirmed at Regal, AMC, Cinemark, and Harkins for collectors who want to be first in line.
The Bigger Picture: Two Guinness Records, One Theatrical Season
Less than eight months ago, the popcorn bucket world went to the extreme in the other direction. The Galactus Popcorn Bucket, created by Golden Link Inc. alongside Disney and Marvel Studios, set the Guinness record for the largest popcorn container commercially available at 9 liters. That bucket stood 17.5 inches tall, weighed in at 361oz, and carried a $79.99 price tag. ZINC, Illumination, Universal, and AMC went in the exact opposite direction. The same certification body, the same category of commercially sold popcorn container, the extreme opposite result. Two manufacturers, two studios, two franchise properties, two ends of the same record category. This means in the end, we, the fans, are the winners of this new popcorn bucket race!
Beyond theaters, Universal Epic Universe and Universal Studios Hollywood are running in-park Super Mario Galaxy Movie celebrations through April 13, with a Yoshi meet and greet, Luma interactive shoulder pals, and themed food at both locations. The film and everything around it are built to run simultaneously across the parks and every major theater chain in the country at once. The Guinness World Records makes the Mini Bowser Cauldron the official anchor on the smallest end of that entire ecosystem.
The full chain-by-chain breakdown of every Super Mario Galaxy Movie popcorn bucket and collectible is at Fantasy Land News Movie Theater Popcorn Buckets. For complete popcorn bucket news across parks and theaters, visit www.fantasylandnews.com.
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