Tom Cruise Reacts to Going Viral for the Way He Eats Popcorn ArticlePure

Tom Cruise’s snacking habits are setting the Internet ablaze! 

The actor, 62, has gone viral for the way he eats popcorn, thanks to a video posted by user @seifwtf on X.

In the clip, Cruise could be seen frantically throwing popcorn into his mouth while at a screening of Mission: Impossible – Fallout at the BFI IMAX in London on May 11.

Towards the end of the video, Cruise smiled as a voice in the background could be heard saying that he was being awarded the BFI Fellowship, before continuing to shovel the popcorn into his mouth.

“This is how my dad eats popcorn,” commented one, while another added, “Tom Cruise eating popcorn like he an uncle with a handful of peanuts.”

Disclaimer: There is a profanity used in the video below.

Cruise later addressed the viral video while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show with Darius Butler on Wednesday, May 21.

“I’ve never seen anyone eat popcorn this like,” Butler, 39, told the Mission: Impossible star. “Are you actually eating popcorn or are you full of s— right here, TC? I’ve got to know.”

“Man, I’m eating popcorn,” Cruise said while laughing. “They know when I’m going to these movies that I’m watching, I’m eating popcorn.”

According to Rolling Stone, at a screening of Cruise’s latest movie — Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning — he asked the audience if they had popcorn and admitted, “I normally eat two big buckets myself during a movie.”

Meanwhile, another interaction shared on X showed Cruise urging a fan to “go get some more” popcorn after noticing their bucket was empty.

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It’s not the first time Cruise’s love of popcorn has circulated. 

In a 2023 promotional video during the press run for the seventh Mission: Impossible film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1, Cruise declared, “I love my popcorn. Movies. Popcorn,” while eating from a large bucket of the snack on a leather sofa.

“Four cities. Four screenings. We had so much fun at the first fan screenings for Mission: Impossible! Thank you to everyone who came out,” Cruise captioned the video on X.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is in theaters May 23.