A record $7.8 million worth of Hollywood memorabilia, including $240,000 for Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, was sold last week in two auctions by Profiles in History. The tale included the results of the liquidation of Collectors Book Store, which had over three million items, including scripts, costumes, stills, posters, lobby cards, etc.
The auction set a new record for a Hollywood memorabilia auction, topping a $7.1 million auction of Star Trek memorabilia by Christie’s in 2006.
Other key pieces sold at the auction, according to the LA Daily News:
$120,000 C-3PO helmet
$ 72,000 Brando’s Jor-el costume from Superman
$ 90,000 Wolverine’s battlesuit from X-Men
$ 66,000 Santa Jack puppet from Nightmare Before Christmas
$ 96,000 Handwritten Roald Dahl screenplay for You Only Live Twice
