Film memorabilia
costumes, and production materials such as concept art, call sheets, and screenplays. Many popular films have their collectible items sold via independent, online movie memorabilia stores, web auctuons, and at film studio charity events for thousands of dollars, while memorabilia from such franchises as Star Trek and the James Bond films often net millions of dollars in revenue from auction houses such as Christies and Sotheby’s.
History of collecting film memorabilia
In the early days of film most people who were interested in keeping a memento from a particular film, or actor, did so by acquiring autographs or original photos or posters. Through the years, the passion for cinema has grown and now the film memorabilia collecting community is a fairly large.
When the collecting of film memorabilia was in its infancy, collectors had to rely on a handful of news
