What is the best movie poster of all time?

The 50 Best, Most Iconic Movie Posters of All Time

• The Exorcist (1973)
• Vertigo (1958)
• Scarface (1983)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• Star Wars (1977)
• Alien (1979)
• Jaws (1975) Really, what else could possibly be number one?

What are the posters for movies called?

What is another word for movie poster?

movie billboard	promo poster
movie advert	movie advertisement

What is the most valuable movie poster?

The most expensive US film poster is The Mummy from 1932 and when it sold for $435,500 in 1997 it was the highest price ever paid for a poster.

Why are names on movie posters?

The graphic designers in charge of editing the posters are therefore obliged to add the names of the actors according to the terms stipulated in the contracts, regardless of where the actors’ faces appear. In short, it is merely a coincidence if an actor’s name can be found next to their photo on a movie poster!

What are the coolest posters?

The 50 Best Movie Posters Ever

• The Silence of the Lambs.
• Jurassic Park.
• Alien.
• Vertigo.
• E.T.
• Star Wars.
• Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Another Richard Amsel creation, this poster sums up the boyish adventure and excitement of Raiders perfectly.
• Jaws. The most iconic poster of all time.

Are movie posters worth anything?

Big-name collectors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicolas Cage are prepared to stump up hundreds of thousands of dollars for the rarest, most sought-after classic movie posters. Yet even relatively recent and commonly available specimens can be worth good money.

Are posters worth anything?

A poster is an original if it was printed in the first printing run. Later official reprints may also have some value, but typically they are significantly less worth than the original poster. Reproductions of a poster have no monetary value. However, a very rare poster may achieve a high price even in poor condition.

Why are movie posters so expensive?

The most desirable posters and indeed expensive are those from the 1930s films such as Metropolis, The Mummy or The Black Cat. Many poster collectors consider condition to be the most important factor in deciding a posters value and many will pass on a poster due to its condition.

Are movie posters valuable?

Coveted specimens worth a lot of money Big-name collectors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicolas Cage are prepared to stump up hundreds of thousands of dollars for the rarest, most sought-after classic movie posters. Yet even relatively recent and commonly available specimens can be worth good money.

Why are names on movie posters reversed?

To solve the problem of who would receive top billing between Steve McQueen and Paul Newman (who were pretty much dead-on equal in terms of star power at the time), producers simply requested that the poster’s designers stagger the names so that McQueen’s appeared furthest left on the one-sheet, while Newman’s appeared …

Why are movie posters backwards?

Double-sided posters are normally printed on a thicker paper than are the single-sided version. These posters are displayed in “light boxes”. Because of the reverse artwork on the back, the double-sided printing gives a more life-like look to the poster when a light is placed behind it.

What are some of the most famous movie posters?

Back to the Future, Star Wars, Indiana Jones: all iconic movies with equally iconic posters. You’ve seen them a thousand times – at the cinema, on your mate’s bedroom wall, in HMV – but could you recognise them without the text? We’ve got 23 stunning textless movie posters below – how do you recognise?

Are there any foreign movie posters for UK films?

Below are a selection of what I feel to be truly great foreign movie posters of UK or US films. Some of them were officially sanctioned and used in the marketing campaign, others independently released by distributors or artists, while some are basically one-off homemade efforts which somehow escaped into the wild.

How many movie posters have text on them?

Famous movies often have iconic movie posters that are easily recognizable at a glance. We’ve collected text-less versions of 23 different posters to offer a closer look at the photos that are used to create them. These are the single images chosen to represent the movie to the public.

Can you name all 40 movies by their poster?

– Women.com Most People Can’t Name ALL 40 Of These *Movies* By Their Poster. Can You? Airplane! Airplane! Airplane! Airplane!