Collecting Movies & Movie Memorabilia

Last Updated on 16th May 2002

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Movie collectables can be a wide range of things. From original movie scripts to cinema tickets.

Proberly the most popular movie collectable is movie posters. Posters can be different all over the world, America may have a completly different design to England. Below is a list of poster sizes for all over the world. The one sheet posters are the ones you usually see in cinemas and video rental stores, and they are also the easiest ones to find.

U.S. One Sheet = 27" x 41"
Australian One Sheet = Approx. Same As U.S. Size
U.S. Half Sheet = 22" x 28"
U.S. Insert = 14" x 36"
Australian Daybill/Insert = 13" x 30"
U.S. Three Sheet = 41" x 81"
Australian Three Sheet = Approx. Same As U.S. Size
60" x 40" = Deluxe Board Stock. Rolled.
Large FRENCH Poster = 45" x 102"
British Quad = Horizontal 40" x 30"
Subway Poster = Horizontal 45" x 59" [New York Only Poster]
Small Belgium Poster = 14" x 22"
U.K. and U.S. Lobby Cards = 11" x 14" [8 Per Set]
Spanish Lobby Set = 10" x 14" [Qty: Variable]

Press kits are also a popular movie collectable. Today, when a movie is released, the Studio gives out a booklet to key media outlets. Press kits are often a colour folder with the poster design, and include a book with production information, colour photos of the movie and often slides.

Videos and DVDs can also become collectors items, with many videos becoming hard to find as time passes by.

General Links
Some great Australian movie collectables sites can be found at:
THE MOVIE POSTER MARKET
ALL ABOUT MOVIES

Auction Site Links
Movies Catergory - Ebay Australia
Movies Catergory - Ebay US