#STANDARD MOVIE POSTER SIZE MOVIE#

Twenty Four Sheet / Billboard - 246 in x 108 in (625.0 cm x 274 cm)įormed from twelve sections and used for external billboards in landscape.ģ0 x 40 - yes, as you guessed, 30 in x 40 in (76.2 cm x 101.6 cm) Six Sheet - 81 in x 81 in (206.0 cm x 206.0 cm)įormed from six one sheets, the six sheet was usually provided in four parts, placed together to form a square poster. Three sheet posters were usually provided in two pieces, placed together for display in portrait. Used in either portrait or landscape, the two sheet is twice the size of the one sheet poster. Given the smaller size and portrait format, inserts are great for small walls, or, for display either side of a larger one sheet or quad poster.

#STANDARD MOVIE POSTER SIZE MOVIE#

Insert - 14 in x 36 in (35.6 cm x 91.4 cm)Ī great smaller format used since the early 1900s for display in the lobbies of cinemas / movie theatres.

It features the Tom Jung artwork that was later re-worked by other artists for the one sheet posters. A great example is the 'Style A' half sheet for the original Star Wars film. Some half sheets feature unique artwork that maximise use of the wider format. Half Sheet - 22 in x 28 in (55.9 cm x 71.1 cm)Ī smaller format, used in landscape. Whether your 'one sheet' poster is forty or forty-one inches long is likely to be the greatest source of a framing mistake. Pre mid 1980s, one sheet posters were usually issued folded.

At some point in the 1980s (we've researched but be can't be certain why) the length of the one sheet format was reduced by an inch, but for the previous 80 years or so, the format had been forty-one inches long. The one sheet size was introduced in the early 1900s. Back then, things were a little more complicated. The majority of movie posters within our Catalogue were produced prior to the mid 1980s. So, just the two formats, that's all very straightforward isn't it? Whilst we have quoted 40 in x 60 in, they can vary in size by a few inches. Subway Poster / Bus Stop - 40 in x 60 in (101.6 cm x 152.4 cm)Īs its name suggests, this format is most commonly used for outdoor promotion where a poster will be seen from afar. Since the mid 1980s, one sheet posters are almost invariably rolled, rather than folded. It has provided standardisation, allowing cinemas and movie theatres to easily change movie posters, whilst retaining the same frames and light-boxes inside and outside their venues. The majority of posters are released in this size. This is by far the most common poster format and is used in portrait (i.e., longer side vertical). poster sizes have been relatively standardised, to two formats:

In this blog post, the first in our 'Poster Names and Sizes' series, we'll explain these terms and all of those commonly used to describe U.S.

posters, you will often see terms such as 'one sheet' or 'insert'. The majority however will be from the home of Hollywood, the United States. In our Catalogue you'll find amazing posters from Europe, China, Japan and Australia. Here at Art of the Movies, we source original movie posters from all over the World.

Standard movie poster size