Movie Poster Sizes

The following sizes were in common use in the United States before the mid-1980s, but have been phased out of production:

One sheet, 27 inches by 41 inches, portrait format (this size is one inch longer than the modern One sheet)
Display (aka Half-sheet), 22 inches by 28 inches, landscape format 1910 to 1980
Insert, size 14 inches by 36 inches, portrait format
Window Card, 14 inches by 22 inches, portrait format; typically has blank space at top to accommodate promotional text for local theater
Two sheet, 41 inches by 54 inches, either landscape format or portrait format
Three sheet, 41 inches by 81 inches, portrait format; usually assembled from two separate pieces
30x40, 30 inches by 40 inches, portrait format
40x60, 40 inches by 60 inches (1016x1524mm), portrait format
Six sheet, 81 inches by 81 inches (2060x2060mm), a square format; usually assembled from four separate pieces
Twenty-four sheet, 246 inches by 108 inches(6250x2740mm), landscape format often called a billboard

Japanese movie posters are issued in these primary sizes:
B0 - measures 40" x 58" consisting of 2 'B1' sheets.
B1 - measures 29" x 40" . Most often this is a double size version of the B2 which would make it vertical, but sometimes it is presented horizontally with different artwork.
B2 - measures 20" x 29" and is the base size for most Japanese posters.
B3 - Nakazuri - (which means 'hanging inside') measures 14" x 20" about half the 'B2' used inside bus and train stations. Very similar to a mini sheet
B4 - measures 10" x 29" which is half the size vertically of the B2 poster and half BOTH ways of the STB. Sometimes called a Japanese insert or 'speed' poster.
B5 - Chirashi - a small promo poster similar to a herald or a flyer. Their measurements vary but the majority are about 7" x 10". These are quite often printed with information on the back.
STB - measures 20" x 58" which consists of 2 sheets of 'B2' posters over and under. These are sometimes called 'Tatekan' posters

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