'A lady... brought in an entire rotisserie chicken to watch "Infinity War"': 30+ Unexpected movie theater snacks that viewers snuck past concession stand employees

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Apr 28, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

If you've only ever snuck candy into a movie theater, you haven't lived. These people have snuck in full meals! 

For many of us, sneaking candy into the movie theater is a way of life. At least in my town, it almost seemed designed that way. The movie theater was in a strip mall, and just two stores down was a dollar store that had a massive candy section at the entrance. It was such a blatant candy display that I wondered if they'd partnered with the theater or something. In reality, they were probably just racking in the cash with the amount of teens who'd come in to purchase sweets. After all, why would you ever want to pay like $6 for a small candy, if you could pay $1 for the exact same thing? 

U/AMosquitoBitMe asked the r/AskReddit world about the "most outrageous snack that you snuck into the theater," and more than 2,400 people chimed in. A lot of them really stretched the definition of the word "snack" by bringing in entire dinners, complete with drinks or desserts. It's a truly impressive read, and very funny to boot. The best part is that in most stories, no one got caught, and a lot of people even shared their ill-gotten snacks with the moviegoers around them. Win-win situation! 

Up next, check out the hair stylists who got requests that were so bad they almost refused service, like the one girl who insisted on "jellyfish hair." 

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  • 01
    What Is the most outrageous snack that you snuck into the theater? Like a jumbo jumbo factory sized bag of skittles for ten ppl to split that I couldn't get open so I gave it one mega effort rip and a billion tiny skittles went exploding all over the theatre at the quietest movie intro
    via Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash
  • 02
    What Is the most outrageous snack that you snuck into the theater?
    via u/AMosquitoBitMe
  • 03
    pontoponyo Someone snuck a whole pizza past me once when I was taking tickets. I asked if they snuck it through the emergency exit. Nope, they walked right by me and I didn't notice. Props. They deserved that pizza for pulling it off.
    via u/pontoponyo
  • 04
    Emo---Emu Two of my friends snuck in taco bell and a full can of whipped cream into spider- man: far from home. Failed to factor in how loud cans of whipped cream are. Spider-man: "Everywhere I go, I see his face." Loud whipped cream sounds. Spider-man: "I just really miss him." Slightly muffled whipped cream sounds.
    via u/Emo---Emu
  • 05
    [deleted] Not me, but a lady sitting behind me brought in an entire rotisserie chicken to watch Infinity War. I heard these god-awful smacking noises behind me about 20 minutes in and look back to see her shoving handfuls of chicken in her mouth! Edit: guys chill she pulled it out of her giant purse I think lol
    via u/[deleted]
  • 06
    tenehemia 20+ years ago a friend and I were sitting around the house. We decided that we really wanted to go see Bubba Ho-Tep which was showing at the local indie theater that our roommate worked at. Only trouble is that we were in Minneapolis and there was an unseasonable early blizzard happening outside. Like
    via u/tenehemia
  • 07
    whiteout conditions, and we were on foot. But we were determined and hungry so we decided we'd swing by Popeye's on the way to the theater and get some. Walking through the blizzard was exhausting, but the goal of fried chicken and a Bruce Campbell movie was worth the effort. We managed to get our chicken - a large family size portion, because why not - and then secured
    via u/tenehemia
  • 08
    it under out coats for the mile and a half trudge through the snow. So we're freezing cold on the outside being pelted with sheets of ice and snow, and the chicken is burning us but kept from going cold so it was a system that worked. We got to the theater and our roommate saw the chicken and demanded to join us, being that there was only one other person in the
    via u/tenehemia
  • 09
    theater. We headed to the balcony and set up our feast and set to it. About 20 minutes into the movie, the one other person watching left their seat downstairs and came up to the balcony. "Hey, I can smell the fried chicken from down there. Uhh.. do you guys have any extra?"
    via u/tenehemia
  • 10
    yes we did. We gladly invited this stranger to join our chicken party and all had a terrific time watching a movie that was a little. disappointing.
    via u/tenehemia
  • 11
    [deleted] Saw a kid eating a rotisserie chicken at the super Mario movie. Bare handed. I've never seen a happier person in my life.
    via u/[deleted]
  • 12
    [deleted] Like a jumbo jumbo factory sized bag of skittles for ten ppl to split that I couldn't get open so I gave it one mega effort rip and a billion tiny skittles went exploding all over the theatre at the quietest movie intro
    via u/[deleted]
  • 13
    spamgoddess Two Arby's gyro combo meals, complete with drinks. One night several years ago I saw two women had snuck in full to go boxes of wings lol
    via u/spamgoddess
  • 14
    calis I stuffed an 18 inch deli sandwich down the sleeve of my winter coat once. It was in the noisiest plastic packaging known to man. My brother was two seats over dying laughing as I ever so slowly tried to open it quietly. The sound in the quiet theater was super obvious.
    via u/calis
  • 15
    IPreferCorn Can of uncooked corn.
    via u/IPreferCorn
  • 16
    TheJaybo A 1 gallon ziplock bag full of spaghetti
    via u/TheJaybo
  • 17
    tacobelmont Wife's friend smuggled in an entire La Bamba large burrito into a movie once, thing was bigger than she is
    via u/tacobelmont
  • 18
    r2celjazz I packed Frankenberry and stuffed 2 16 oz bottles of milk in my girlfriends purse. Had 2 bowls of cereal and it was amazing
    via u/r2celjazz
  • 19
    misskm Went to a late showing of Despicable Me 2 with friends after spending most of the day at the county fair. 5 minutes into the movie, the friend I was sitting by pulled a full turkey leg out of her purse. We all just died laughing, and then we were jealous that we didn't think to do the same thing!
    via u/misskm
  • 20
    TwoPugsInOneCoat Recently: A bowl of Wendy's chili, in my wife's purse (so technically SHE snuck it in for me) The Legend: An ENTIRE 50 piece KFC chicken nugget bucket for Terminator 2
    via u/TwoPugsInOneCoat
  • 21
    PinkiePon3 Former movie theater worker. We once found a tub of icing with a spoon in it while cleaning up after a show.
    via u/PinkiePon3
  • 22
    star_bury Went to the drive-in with the car stocked with junk food. Drive-in had technical issues, so we went to the multiplex. Female friend grabbed our huge Blockbuster brand bowl of popcorn (with lid), tucked it under her shirt and waddled in like she was 8.9999
    via u/star_bury
  • 23
    months pregnant. Worked like a charm and then walked out afterwards holding an empty bowl of popcorn to some frowns from the staff.
    via u/star_bury
  • 24
    Hungry-Examination62 Not a snack but me & my date snuck in chipotle bowls we forgot the forks and had to use the foil cover as a scooper Lmao
    via u/Hungry-Examination62
  • 25
    bigredplastictuba I brought a pocket full of cherry tomatoes to see Iron man 2
    via u/bigredplastictuba
  • 26
    theletterQfivetimes Beans
    via u/theletterQfivetimes
  • 27
    bearstrugglethunder Bucket of KFC. It was Robocop 2 or Total Recall. I used a drumstick as hush money for the guy next to me
    via u/bearstrugglethunder
  • 28
    A garbage bag full of popcorn. Like the size you'd use for picking up yard waste.
    via r/AskReddit
  • 29
    Yellowbone Princess 4 huge jars of poblano and corn chowder with garnishes. I was on a double date and my and my friend smuggled it all in on our large purses. The first part of the date was making the chowder and it was still piping hot when we unscrewed the jars during previews.
    via u/Yellowbone Princess
  • 30
    Disastrous-Cow7120 Not me, but went to a movie with a friend and she pulled out a Tupperware from the dark depths of the bag she was carrying and offered me a slice of a pie. Then offered some to everyone around us.
    via u/Disastrous-Cow7120
  • 31
    Nissir I made stir fry for dinner and a friend showed up at my house to pick me up an hour earlier then I expected, so I put it all in tupperwear and snuck in a 3 course meal with the beers to go with it. Plus candy :P Promise I didn't make a mess, I shared with my friend, and we sat in the back row as to not bother anyone.
    via u/Nissir
  • 32
    workinitworkinout My son typically brings in a baguette for his movie snack. He's 9. He calls it his "movie baguette."
    via u/workinitworkinout
  • 33
    OverripeMandrake Full Mc Donald's meal at Diblin's Cineworld When I lived there, my best friend and I had a monthly ritual. We used to eat at Mc Donald's, go to the cinema and finish with a pint to talk about the movie.
    via u/OverripeMandrake
  • 34
    This one time however, the timing was too short for our usual plan so we decided to chance it. We got the food, put it in our bags and went to the cinema. We get stopped by an employee at the screening room's door and he tells us to eat it here or throw it away.
    via u/OverripeMandrake
  • 35
    We sit on the nearby bench and watch him stop 2 teens trying to sneak a bottle of coke. As my buddy's about to bite in his burger, I see the man heading towards. the toilets. I tell my friend to hurry up and go inside. As we're passing by, we smile at the two lads looking at us wide eyed as it dawns on them that now's their chance.
    via u/OverripeMandrake
  • 36
    dermarr5 One of my older brothers was told "sir you can't bring in a trash bag filled with popcorn" so he proceeded to walk out and back in with the bag under his shirt like a fat suit.
    via u/dermarr5
  • 37
    Ice_Pirates Ordered a pizza and had it delivered. walked right back in the theater staring down the ticket girl with my ticket in the other hand.
    via u/Ice_Pirates
  • 38
    DoodleDew Two foot long Gondola sandwich's for a buddy and I. The people next just laughed and didn't care. Just tucked them under my shift and belt. For the most part the theater workers are just kids and never care anyways. They don't get paid enough and rather avoid confrontation or any awkwardness
    via u/DoodleDew
  • 39
    oilfeather Had a pizza delivered to the emergency exit.
    via u/oilfeather
  • 40
    spinsternonsense Taco Bell during a random showing of Grease in the late 90s. I was unwrapping my taco Supreme when a girl in front of us loudly said "Do I smell Taco Bell?" And I just slouched in my seat and ate and laughed.
    via u/spinsternonsense
  • 41
    mlfohner I used to work at the movies and it was in the same shopping center as Walmart. I would let people with full on grocery bags just walk in. You went to Dairy Queen and don't want to trash your ice cream? Go on in. KFC bucket of chicken and mash potatoes? Sounds good to me. I gave zero have seen some crazy and
    via u/mlfohner

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