Movie Poster Sizes

1 Sheet: The most commonly found poster size usually measuring 27 by 41 inches though on newer posters the size was reduced to 27 by 40 inches.

Half-Sheet: The half sheet was phased out around 1984 and usually measures 22 by 28 inches and were made from heavier stock paper.

Insert; Like the half sheet the insert was also phased out in the mid-80′s. These movie posters were also usually made from heavy stock paper measuring 14 by 36 inches. Not to be confused with the Australian Daybill see below.

Australian Daybill: Usually made of thinner paper than the Insert, the size is also smaller at 13 by 30 inches.

British Quod: Fancy a horizontal format then the British Quod is the one for you at 40 x 30 inches.

2 Sheet: These posters were usually made from the thicker stock paper and are 40 by 60 inches. Generally harder to come by.

3 Sheet: As large as we deal with; these posters need a large wall as they measure 41 by 81 inches – want to create a statement then these are the way to go!

The panel below shows the relative scaling side by side of each poster.