Value Of Movie Posters
Until the late 1970s movie posters were considered junk paper and trashed like old newspapers.
Value of movie posters. 20 jaws universal 1975 sold for 1 195. It was initially estimated to sell for 150 000 300 000 but soared to a final price of 525 800 making it the most expensive movie poster ever sold at a public auction. Also many or most pre wwii posters were recycled in paper drives.
Generally the older the poster the rarer it is. In fact for most pre 1940 movies fewer than 10 posters still exist. Qualities of a good investment include.
In the pre rotten tomatoes dark ages sometimes it was simply an eye catching movie poster that d reel you into the theater for a few hours of cinematic stimuli. The 400 sought after posters will be sold during prop. 19 animal house universal 1978 sold for 1 314.
These 15 movie posters are worth a combined 3 million. Approximate appreciation values per year 10 per year. Warren whose movie poster price guide books have been the authority on poster values since 1986.
The searchable database consists of tens of thousands of detailed reports on movie posters for most movies distributed in the united states since the year 1900. The price guide is maintained by jon r. Rarity is a critical valuation factor for movie posters.
Up to the 1960 s a normal poster print run would range from 3 000 to 5 000 per poster in the 1970 s up to present day the print runs went up to 15 000 to 30 000 for a poster title. Great artwork a notable star or director and a movie you can watch over and over again. Here are 20 classic posters for post 1970 films to look out for.
Another major factor is that poster collecting only really took off in the 1970 s. Ads for beloved classic films were often gorgeous works of graphic art. An original one sheet poster for the first modern day blockbuster event movie featuring the now iconic artwork of roger kastel.
