#Standard movie poster size full#
#Standard movie poster size windows#

(31.5 x 23.5 in.) Vertical format, issued machine folded. (15.7 x 23.6 in.) Vertical format, issued machine folded. (84 x 59 cm.) Vertical format, scarcer than the A3.Ī3: Approx. This size was commonly used from 1977.Ī1: 33 x 23 in. This size was commonly used until 1977.ī1: 39 x 27 in. (20 x 25.5 cm.) Horizontal format, printed on card stock in sets of eight for display in cinema lobbies.Ī1: 33 x 23 in. (206 x 102 cm.) Vertical format, printed on two or more overlapping sheets for pasting onto a wall outside a cinema.įront of House: 8 x 10 in. (102 x 69 cm.) Vertical format, issued folded for use in other countries. Until the 1980's was usually issued machined folded with one horizontal fold and three vertical folds.ĭouble Crown: 30 x 20 in. (76 x 102 cm.) The standard British poster, vertical format.

#Standard movie poster size full#

A full set usually includes a Title Card and seven Scene Cards. (28 x 35.5 cm.) Horizontal format, printed on card stock in sets of eight for display in cinema lobbies. Midget Window Card: 14 x 8 in.35.5 x 20 cm.)

#Standard movie poster size windows#

Produced to advertise in the windows of local stores.

(56 x 35.5 cm.) Vertical format, printed on card stock, with the top portion left blank for the cinema to add their details. Often issued as a set of designs for use on cinema entrance doors for major productions. Produced to advertise on a roadside billboard. (269 x 594 cm.) Landscape format, printed in approximately 12 overlapping sections, issued folded. theatre lobbies, or on the outside of a building.Ģ4 Sheet: Approximately 106 x 234 in. Produced for use in large cinema lobbies, or to be pasted on the outside of a building. (206 x 206 cm.) Printed on four overlapping sheets, issued folded. (114 x 150 cm.) Horizontal format, produced to advertise in US subway systems, mostly in New York. Produced for outside display at drive in theatres, so few have survived. (102 x 76 cm.) Vertical format, printed on card stock, issued unfolded. Produced for outside display at drive in theatres, so few have survived.Ĥ0 x 30: 40 x30 in. (152.5 x 102 cm.) Vertical format, printed on card stock, issued unfolded. (206 x 104 cm.) Vertical format, printed on two or more overlapping sheets for pasting onto a wall outside a cinema.Ħ0 x 40: 60 x 40 in. (91.5 x 35.5 cm.) Vertical format, printed on card stock. (56 x 71 cm.) Horizontal format, printed on card stock, often issued folded.

Until the 1980's was usually issued machine folded with one vertical fold and three horizontal folds.

(104 x 69 cm.) The standard American poster, vertical format. Linen backed posters will also have an additional border of up to 1 inch all around. At Rock Paper Film, we will always state the exact dimensions of the poster. This is a guide to the most common formats, although it is important to note that sizes are approximate and actual sizes can vary depending on date, studio and printer. Sometimes they would re-use the country of origin artwork in some form, or sometimes they would produce their own artwork. Each different country would produce different poster designs in different sizes, and often a number of different sizes for different uses. Original film posters have always been produced in a range of shapes and sizes, varying from country to country.