So the photographer gave Connery his personal Walther LP-53 air pistol for the pose.Īs impressive as this price is, there are other Bond posters that have commanded even higher prices. Trivia alert: Wondering why Sean Connery isn't holding Bond's signature Walther PPK gun in the poster image? The prop master for the photoshoot, on which the artwork is based, forgot to bring the gun to the studio. "quad" (measuring 30 inches by 40 inches) is highly coveted by 007 poster collectors, one of whom splurged $14,000 on a copy auctioned in 2012. No surprise, the reel's extremely rare U.K. ‘From Russia with Love’īottom line: Many old-school 007 aficionados regard this movie, not "Goldfinger," as the cream of the James Bond crop. Naturally, some copies were never returned and nowadays this rarity sells for $1,000 to $2,000, depending on condition. To stub-out impending copyright litigation, the studio recalled the posters. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which threatened to sue Miramax for featuring its product without permission. The image is nearly identical to the final-release poster, however subtle differences include the Lucky Strike-brand pack of smokes on the bed. ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Tie)īottom line: In the months leading up to the film's opening, theaters displayed this teaser poster featuring an alluring Uma Thurman smoking a cigarette. The rarer version shipped to cinemas, lacking the release date, can net $3,000 and up. Today, the fan club posters (taglined with the movie's May 25, 1983, release date) can fetch up to $2,000 in pristine condition. In late '82, George Lucas decided the word "Revenge" was unbefitting of a peaceful Jedi knight, so he reverted to the original "Return." The previously shipped posters were recalled, while the 6,800 copies still on hand were sold via mail order to Star Wars Fan Club members for $9.50 each.
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Before the 1983 release of "Return of the Jedi," the movie was briefly re-titled "Revenge of the Jedi." The studio printed nearly 9,000 posters with that title and began shipping them to theaters. advance teaser one sheetīottom line: Though not the priciest "Star Wars" poster in the galaxy, this Episode VI one sheet is the most infamous and widely bootlegged. *Note: Ranking is based on Top Dollar's " Priceless Prints" report as well as our own editorial research.
"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."Īs long as you haven't picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue, mint copies can be had for about $500 on eBay as well as from reputable, knowledgeable online dealer CineMasterpieces. ‘Airplane’īottom line: Is there a more perfect visual metaphor for 21st-century airline travel than this side-splitting spoof's poster picturing an airplane tied in a knot? "Advance" and/or "Teaser": Much like an on-screen trailer, these are "coming attraction" posters displayed in theaters in advance of a movie's premiere. Nowadays they're rolled and shipped inside poster tubes. Prior to the mid-1980s, most one sheets were folded and mailed to theaters in envelopes. As posters increase in size, they're dubbed "three sheets," "four sheets" and so forth. One sheet: Refers to the standard dimensions of an official studio-issued movie poster, usually measuring 27 by 41 inches. Terms of the Tradeīefore diving into this lucrative hobby, familiarize yourself with a few must-know terms. We're unrolling some of the most expensive movie posters, spanning several film genres and nearly 80 years of movie history. Popping with colorful visages of monsters, mummies and vampires, many of these super-scarce posters command shockingly high prices at major auction houses. And since theater operators trashed much of this promotional paper after the final credits rolled, it became incredibly valuable.Īmong high-end collectors, vintage Universal Studios' horror movie posters top the list of blue-chip investments. Ads for beloved classic films were often gorgeous works of graphic art. In the pre-Rotten Tomatoes dark ages, it was oftentimes an eye-catching movie poster that'd reel you into the theater for a few hours of cinematic stimuli. These valuable movie posters are worth several million dollars combined.
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