C-3PO Head From ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Nets Whopping $1M at Propstore Auction
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Propstore’s spring entertainment memorabilia live auction, which has garnered $6.5 million thus far, features items from ‘Jaws,’ ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Ace Ventura’ and more.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Robots are really having a moment. Amid a boon in futuristic technology, a relic of the past and one of the most famous androids to appear on the big screen has resulted in a whopping sale at Propstore’s spring entertainment memorabilia live auction. A light-up C-3PO head from George Lucas ’s iconic 1980 sci-fi film Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back sold for $1,058,400 (£801,818) including buyer’s premium. It delivered the largest sale of the auction thus far, besting items from films like Jaws , The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean, Top Gun, Batman Begins and more. Related Stories Movies "I Thought I Blew It": Henry Thomas on the Audition, Trauma and Movie Magic Behind 'E.T.' Movies Oscars: Sigourney Weaver Channels 'Aliens' Character While "Protecting" Grogu From Kate Hudson Per Propstore, C-3PO’s head is the only known example from the film to make it to the collector’s market. It’s not the first time that an item from Star Wars has sold for seven figures. In fact, it’s common for memorabilia from the franchise to garner huge sums from the auction block like when Darth Vader’s lightsaber sold for $3.654 million or the X-wing starfighter sold for $3.135 million. The Propstore auction kicked off on Wednesday and continues today and tomorrow. Day one proved to be a lucrative spree as more than 250 significant film and TV lots hit the block and sold, netting $6.5 million (£4.9 million), including buyer’s premiums. Not only was it a big day for robots but sharks, too. A selection of memorabilia from Steven Spielberg ’s Jaws reeled in a combined total of over $600,000. “We’ve seen a strong start to the auction, with competitive bidding right from the outset, including a standout performance of the Rhino from Ace Ventura: W...
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