Jeff Spicer/Getty The internet's fascination with Tom Cruise and his favorite movie theater snack is increasing asMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningreleases in theaters Cruise was seen pointing out that a fan at one of the movie's recent screenings had finished their bucket of popcorn before the movie began in a video shared to X on Tuesday, May 20 The actor also went viral for eating the popular movie snack in a unique way during a screening of the movie in London on May 11 Tom Cruiseis establishing himself as something of a popcorn aficionado asMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoninghits theaters. Cruise, who went viral recently forfrantically throwing popcorn into his mouthduring a screening ofMission: Impossibleat the BFI IMAX in London on May 11, was seen playfully calling out a fan at another screening for the franchise's eighth movie when he noticed the fan had finished his popcorn before the movie even started. The video, which was posted toXon Tuesday, May 20, shows Cruise entering a movie theater full of fans excited to see the newMission: Impossiblefrom a side stage. As Cruise entered the room and stepped on stage, he turned to a fan in the front row and said, "You ate all your popcorn already!" Tom Cruise calling out fan for finishing their popcorn before the movie starts lolpic.twitter.com/D4a52IEc5v — Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence)May 20, 2025 The fan in question, as well as the people sitting nearby, all seemed to get a kick out of Cruise's comment and were left smiling after the surprise interaction; Cruise even appeared to tell the fan to "go get some more" as he arrived on stage. Cruise's apparent love for popcorn has received significant attention online in recent days. Journalist Mike Ryanshared photos on X of Cruise eating popcornas he chatted with employees at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on Sunday, May 18, as he attended the N.Y.C. premiere of the newMission: Impossiblefilm. On top of that, another journalist who attended that premiere, Rachel Leishman,wrote on Xthat Cruise told moviegoers that night, "I normally eat two big buckets myself during a movie." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Cindy Ord/Getty Cruise himself reacted to the viral video of him chowing down on popcorn in London during an appearance on ESPN'sThe Pat McAfee Showwith Darius Butler on Wednesday, May 21. "Man, I'm eating popcorn! They know when I'm going to these movies that I'm watching, I'm eating popcorn," he said with a laugh, when host Butler asked him: "Are you actually eating popcorn or are you full of s--- right here, TC? I've got to know." Cruise has shared his love for popcorn before: at the end of a 2023 promotional video that he shared onXleading up to the premiere of that year'sDead Reckoning, the actor was seen eating popcorn from a large bucket. "I love my popcorn. Movies. Popcorn," he said. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningreleases in theaters May 23. Read the original article onPeople
