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Original movie posters are the most desirable collectibles for movie documents collectors. Original movie posters were produced by movie studios and distributed to movie theatres to advertise a film. They were not sold directly to the public, and were supposed to be returned to the distributor after film exploitation, or destroyed, creating limited supply and valuable investment.
But what posters are the most coveted ?
We propose below a ranking of most expensive posters ever sold.
The movie poster market beeing very active, please remember that prices are open to variation, therefore this grading must be considered as instant photograph of the market (last update : 03/25/2021).
Number 5 : The Mummy (US poster, OS, 1932)
- sold in 1997 for 453 500 $ -
This movie poster was the top expensive poster for 8 years until 2005, before being dethroned by Metropolis which was sold 690 000 $
Number 4 : London After Midnight (US poster, OS, 1927)
- sold in 2014 for 478 000 $ -
Number 3 : Casablanca (Italian poster, 4F, 1946)
- sold in 2017 for 478 000 $ -
Number 2 : Dracula (US poster, OS, 1931)
- sold in 2017 for 525 800 $ -
Number 1 : Metropolis (German poster, 1927)
- sold in 2005 for 690 000 $ -
In conclusion
Notice that most of movies present in this classification are Horror, scifi or fantastic movies, and that they all date from the 20s to the 40s. More generally, this classification reflects a long-time tendancy : the posters related to cult movies from the golden age are always the most coveted, especially the Universal first horror movies.