In their current Tuesday auction, which opened on January 17, 2017, eMoviePoster is selling 999 non-U.S. posters from 32 different countries. The world of movie posters listings can be viewed at www.emovieposter.com.
Japanese posters include Throne of Blood (1957) for the Akira Kurosawa film, Bullitt (1968) featuring Steve McQueen, Destroy All Monsters for the 1972 rerelease, Return of the Jedi (1983) with the Death Star and Star Destroyer, Kuroneko (1968) two-panel, and For Your Eyes Only (1981) style B featuring Roger Moore.
British quads are Fistful of Dollars (1967) depicting Clint Eastwood, Peeping Tom for Michael Powell’s voyeur classic, and Castle (1997) double-sided poster.
Spanish offerings include Stromboli (1952) with Ingrid Bergman, Therese Raquin (1953) with different art of Signoret and Vallone, Eva (1965) with close-up of Jeanne Moreau, and Mutiny on the Bounty for the 1970 rerelease with Alvaro art.
Russian highlights are Hello, Gnat (1962) with image of diver and mine, Five Boys from Barska Street (1954) with art by Datskevich, Dokhunda (1957) with Grebenshikov art, Save Our Souls (1960) with close-up portrait, Case in the Desert (1958) with Khomov art, and Telephonist (1962) with art of woman in front of the harbor.
French offerings include Les Baisers (1964) featuring close-up art of pair kissing, Wild Angels (1967) showing Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra, Creepshow (1983) for the EC Comics movie, Muppet Movie (1980) featuring Star Wars parody art, Babette Goes to War (1960) with art of Brigitte Bardot, and Easy Rider for the 1980s rerelease.
Other international posters include Australian Forgotten Island of Santosha (1974) for the Larry Yates surfing documentary, Polish Empire Strikes Back limited edition art signed by Miroslaw Lakomski and E.T. The Extra Terrestrial limited edition art signed by Lakomski, Czech Misfits (1964) showing Marilyn Monroe with primary cast and Cabaret (1975) with different art of Liza Minnelli, Belgian North by Northwest (1959) with art of Grant and Saint and Bohemian Girl for the 1950s rerelease, Swiss Ex Machina (2015) depicting Alicia Vikander as the robot, Egyptian Humanoids from the Deep (1980) with different art of monster and girl, and Lebanese Safar Barlek (1966) for the movie about the resistance to the Ottoman Empire.
Three surprising results from the auction that closed on January 17 were a Return of the Jedi six-sheet for $9,450, Spartacus 12x15 exhibitor's kit for $397, and Seven Year Itch pressbook for $385.
eMoviePoster sells over 100,000 items every year and in 2016 they reached 139,112 collectibles sold. Every one of their 1.25 million items they have sold started at $1 with no reserve and no buyer’s premiums. Last year 63% of their auction items sold for $19 or under, and 25,000 auctioned for just $1, $2, $3, or $4 each. Despite their name, they don't just auction movie posters. They also auction many tens of thousands of vintage stills, lobby cards, as well as signed items, scripts, and all sorts of special posters. Their March Major Auction will run from February 26 to March 9, and the deadline to consign to it is February 6. Go to their Consign Page to learn about consigning to them for any of their auctions, or go to their Registration Page to sign up and start bidding.
