Thursday, August 07, 2008

Hollywood Memorabilia is expensive


OVER 4.1 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA SOLD AT PROFILES IN HISTORY'S 32ND HOLLYWOOD AUCTION

Star Wars T.I.E. Fighter Sells for $402,500; Signed Abe Lincoln Photo, A> Special Edition to the Auction Goes For $207,000


Calabasas, CA - Profiles in History (www.profilesinhistory.com) offered over 1100 iconic Hollywood items at a two day Hollywood memorabilia auction - July 31 and August 1, 2008.

TOP AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS:

$402,500 Original T.I.E. Fighter filming miniature from Star Wars: A New Hope
$207,000 Abraham Lincoln early albumen photograph signed
$74,750 Ian Fleming autograph manuscript relating to the James Bond movie, From Russia With Love
$69,000 Screen-used full scale animatronic male Velociraptor from Jurassic Park III
$69,000 Charlton Heston's Ten Commandments Tablets from The Ten Commandments purchased by Triviamania.com
$63,250 Michael J. Fox "Marty McFly" hero Mattel hoverboard from Back to the> Future Part II & III
$57,500 Ben Affleck "Daredevil" hero costume from Daredevil
$54,625 Screen-used full-scale male T-Rex head from The Lost World: Jurassic Park II
$48,875 Roald Dahl original working manuscript of his James Bond screenplay, You Only Live Twice
$46,000 Original hero ray gun and holster from Forbidden Planet
$40,250 Screen-used full-scale Velociraptor suit from Jurassic Park III
$40,250 Dracula Re-Release one-sheet poster
$40,250 Archive of original Ben-Hur concept artwork
$40,250 "Jack Skellington" filming miniature house from The Nightmare Before Christmas
$25,875 The Holy Grail from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade purchased by Triviamania.com

8 comments:

Johnny Sweatpants said...

How cool would it be to own the Holy Grail from Last Crusade? If that doesn't get you laid then nothing will.

DKC said...

I would totally go for the Jack Skellington house! How awesome.

miko564 said...

JSP, do you mean laid by a women?!

Johnny Sweatpants said...

Are you questioning my sexuality Miko?

miko564 said...

Not that there is anything wrong with that JSP...

Mostly questioning who would be wowed by IJ memorabilia.

Johnny Sweatpants said...

Touché.

AC said...

me for the velociraptor.

AC said...

miko, is "laid by a women" a freudian slip or what?

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