14 Essential Movie Theater Snacks You Can Find At Dollar Tree

When you settle into your theater seat to catch the latest film release, it's always better to be armed with yummy treats. You can gear up for a cinematic munch fest without breaking the bank by visiting your nearest Dollar Tree, which stays affordable through various cost-saving methods. Dollar Tree has plenty of snacks you should buy, and movie theater goodies are chief among them. The store even has an entire section dedicated to theater box candy, so you have plentiful options for stocking up, and some of them are absolute classics. And while you're loading up on goodies for movie night, you should also check out some of the awesome drinks you can buy at Dollar Tree to go with them.

Other merchandise can also help make it a perfect movie night, including reusable popcorn buckets and even glow-in-the-dark throw blankets to snuggle up in, which offer just enough illumination to help you see as you feast. Dollar Tree has virtually everything you need to make it an epic occasion. With the munchies covered and some other great film-watching gear in hand, your biggest challenge now is finding an excellent movie that's worthy of your killer snacks.

Brisk, chocolatey Junior Mints are an absolute staple of movie theater concession stands, and some cinemas keep a supply of frozen JMs in the freezer as well as stocking the room-temperature ones (don't knock it till you've tried it — fans of this icy treat hack absolutely swear by it). Whichever version is your vibe, Dollar Tree has you covered with 3.5-ounce boxes (an ideal snacking size), in both the classic flavor and Junior Mints Peppermint Crunch, which has an outer chocolate coating studded with peppermint crunch bits.

Purchase boxes of Junior Mints and Junior Mints Peppermint Crunch at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Red Vines are a quintessential licorice brand to chomp on at the movies, and Dollar Tree sells both Original Red and Black Licorice, so you can stock up for your next watch party. That chewy, timeless taste will have you feeling nostalgic as you take in the latest cinematic release.

Packages of Red Vines Twists Original Red and Red Vines Twists Black Licorice are available at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Competing licorice brand Twizzlers also ranks highly among movie theatergoers as their treat of choice. If you're on team Twizzlers rather than team Red Vines when it's time to catch the latest flick, Dollar Tree has you covered with affordable packages of the fruity treats to make it a tasty movie night.

Pick up packs of Strawberry-flavored Twizzlers at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Those chocolate-covered dehydrated fruits known as Raisinets have provided a century's worth of snacking enjoyment for theatergoers, and movie munchers have been known to combine popcorn and Raisinets to create the perfect melty, chocolatey, fruity treat. Raisinets debuted in 1927, featuring raisins made from a special type of seedless grape and then enrobed in chocolate, and theaters could originally purchase full cases of the candies for just $1.25, selling them to patrons for only a nickel per box.

Nowadays, $1.25 will buy you just one 3.5-ounce package from Dollar Tree, which carries both Milk Chocolate Raisinets and Dark Chocolate Raisinets for that price.

Sno-Caps, those semisweet chocolate nonpareils that look like little chocolate mountains dotted with snow, have also been a popular theater candy brand since the 1920s. Countless nostalgic fans still adore the treats and buy them as a go-to for movie nights, and, like Raisinets, these chocolate darlings are known for being paired with hot popcorn for a salty-sweet treat.

Purchase snack-sized boxes of Sno-Caps at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Moviegoers have been puckering over those chewy, sour-sweet Sour Punch Straws for decades. These versatile treats were obviously made to be devoured as candy, but their "straw" name isn't just a description of the shape — the hollow tubes can also be used as literal drinking straws for slurping up your favorite movie-night beverage.

Dollar Tree carries various flavors of Sour Punch Straws, including Strawberry Straws, Blue Raspberry Straws, Rainbow Straws, and Santa Straws, for $1.25 per package.

Another tart treat cinema buffs love to get sour-faced with is those mischievous little Sour Patch Kids. The doll-shaped gummies, famous for vacillating between sweet and sour on the tongue, started out as alien-shaped candies in the 1970s, only to be transformed into little edible children when the Cabbage Patch Kids craze hit in the 1980s.

Various flavors of Sour Patch Kids can be found at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Popcorn is obviously the king of all movie snacks, and you can enjoy a taste that's deliciously close to the real movie theater version with a product many Reddit users hail as their favorite affordable movie-night snack from Dollar Tree: Brim's Movie Theater Butter Flavored Premium Popcorn. This crunchy, buttery treat is air-popped to perfection and comes in 8-ounce bags for your snacking pleasure.

Purchase Brim's Movie Theater Butter Flavored Premium Popcorn at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Film fanatics have had a love affair with Reese's Pieces ever since E.T. first popped them into his animatronic mouth up on the silver screen in the 1980s, and the candy-coated peanut butter treats continue to be a favorite movie snack decades later. This simple confection, featuring that famous Reese's Peanut Butter and a candy shell, somehow adds up to a snacking perfection that fans still can't get enough of.

Packages of Reese's Pieces are available at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

A competing treat, also a wildly popular option at theater concession stands, M&M's missed out on the skyrocketing sales that followed Reese's product placement in "E.T. the Extraterrestrial" when parent company Mars declined the offer to collaborate with Steven Spielberg's film. It was, obviously, a huge mistake for the M&M's brand — but we still love to eat those candy-coated chocolates while watching blockbusters (fun fact: Peanut M&M's are the biggest seller at Cinemark Theatres).

You'll find Milk Chocolate M&M's, Peanut M&M's, and Peanut Butter M&M's available at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

When film fans list their favorite theater snacks, Nestle Buncha Crunch invariably turns up in the conversation — and, as with some other popular candies, snackers love to dump this chocolatey treat right into their popcorn buckets. This essential theater candy is a bite-sized version of the full-sized Nestle Crunch bar, featuring a simple combination of milk chocolate and crisped rice.

Purchase boxes of Nestle Buncha Crunch at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Chocolate-covered peanut candy Goobers is another classic theater snack that gives a nostalgic vibe to munchers at the movies. This time-honored treat also dates back to the early 20th century, officially debuting in 1925, and was dubbed "Goobers" in honor of the regional Southern nickname for peanuts.

Buy boxes of Goobers at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Since the 1990s, movie theater concession stands across the country have been selling a popular treat reminiscent of a favorite bakery goodie (sans the baking): Cookie Dough Bites, which were originally available only in theaters but have since expanded to retail stores like Dollar Tree. These eggless (and, therefore, safe to eat) treats combine raw cookie dough with creamy milk chocolate for a delightful snack admirers still can't get enough of (pro tip: This is another movie theater snack folks love to eat frozen).

Cookie Dough Bites in Original Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip, and a version called Just the Dough Chocolate Chips & Caramel Cookie Dough Bites (which don't have the outer milk chocolate coating) are available at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Another sour candy that pops up as a moviegoer favorite is Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers, ranking as the top-selling theater candy in Georgia and North Carolina (per Cinemark Theatres). These sweet-and-sour gummy worms deliver a perfectly palate-confusing blend of sugariness and tartness that has been charming the mouths of munchers for decades.

The original, multi-flavored Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers are available from Dollar Tree, as are Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers Very Berry — and, if you want a different creature shape to chomp on, Dollar Tree also offers Trolli Sour Brite Octopus Gummies, all for $1.25.