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Movie poster plays an important role in advertising a new film. A new upcoming movie may be known and promoted through movie posters, helping audiences worldwide get to know the background of the movie. Nowadays, movie posters are usually displayed inside and outside movie theaters, in shops, on websites, newspapers and magazines. According to differences in size, content, movie posters varies with some versions. In particular, a movie poster often contains an image with text above or below developed from text-only posters to highly visual digital ones of today. The text ever contains the movie title and the names of main actors and actresses, even the name of director, the names of other characters and the release date to theaters. Movie industry is getting more and more developed with a number of history-making movies. There are some movie obtaining successes thanks to impressive advertising from movie posters.
The poster of “Metropolis” contributed to the promotion of science fiction masterpiece in 1927. “Metropolis” was the most successful silent movie ever directed by Fritz Lang. In 2005, one of the 4 remaining copies of its movie posters displayed on a California auction broke the world\’s records of the most expensive movie poster ever at 0,000.
Metropolis (1927)
There is only one movie poster of “The Bride of Frankenstein” displayed at their Beverly Hills Signature Movie Poster Auction in November, 2010. The movie poster is estimated at 0,000 for the auction price. The masterpiece, created by an unknown artist, comes from the Collection of Todd Feiertag, the most famous collection of horror movie posters of all time.
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dracula (1931) is an horror film directed by Tod Browning and based on the stage play “Dracula” by Bram Stoker of the same name by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston in 1931. The movie poster set the world\’s record of the most expensive movie poster at the price of 0,700 in 2009.
Dracula (1931)
King Kong (1993), released in 1933 marked the first application of cinematic techniques in movie industry. The movie depicts the relationship between a giant monkey with the main actress Fay Wray. King Kong\’s movie poster was sold for 4,500 in 1999.
King Kong (1993)
The Mummy (1932) is an horror film produced by Universal Pictures. Its movie poster reached 5,000 at Sotheby\’s auction in 1997 and was the most expensive movie poster until the release of Metropolis (1927). The poster of the Mummy (1932) was designed by Karoly Grosz, one of the top artists of Universal Pictures.
The Mummy (1932)
“Flying Down to Rio”, a musical film directed by Thornton Freeland, was produced by Merian C. Cooper and Lou Brock in 1933. The movie hit theater at the time to release by the excellent roles of the co-stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The movie poster of “Flying Down to Rio” was sold for 9,000 in 2008.
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
“The Black Cat” is a short horror film directed by Edgar Allan Poe and produced by Universal Pictures. The movie was first released on The Saturday Evening Post in 1843. Its movie poster reached 4,600 in an auction of the most expensive movie posters last year, and 8,800 in 2007.
The Black Cat (1843)
“Frankenstein” (1931) is one of the most influential horror films released in 1931 for the first time. The movie, directed by James Whale, was based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Its movie poster was sold for 8,000 in 1993.
Frankenstein (1931)
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