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Epic entertainment memorabilia auction rakes it in

Famous film memorabilia, including Indiana Jones’ signature fedora and a jacket worn by Han Solo, went under the hammer in London on Thursday.  Indi’s hat brought in just over $500,000!

In total, more than 600 costumes and props were up for grabs, with other pieces including Marty McFly’s hoverboard in “Back To The Future Part II”, the board game in “Jumanji”, and Johnny Depp’s costume in “Edward Scissorhands”.

Film memorabilia seller Prop Store held the annual event at the BFI IMAX complex in London, where much of the excitement centered around the jacket worn by actor Harrison Ford in “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back”.  The auction is closed now but you can still see all the cool shit sold here.

Here are just some cool things that sold:

BLADE (1998) – Blade’s (Wesley Snipes) Costume: Sold for $19,311

DIE HARD (1988) – John McClane’s (Bruce Willis) Radio: Sold for $13,680

SUPERMAN (1978); SUPERMAN II (1980) – Superman’s (Christopher Reeve) Green Crystal: Sold for $12,875

 

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (1991) – Light-Up T-800 Terminator Endoskeleton: Sold for $321,840

 

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990) – Edward Scissorhands’ (Johnny Depp) Costume: sold for $104,600

 

STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005) – Anakin Skywalker’s (Hayden Christensen) Hero Lightsaber: Sold for $177,000

 

THE GOONIES (1985) – Mikey’s (Sean Astin) Hero Doubloon: Sold for $40,200

 

ALIENS (1986) – Miniature Translucent Alien Queen Egg : Sold for $1,440

 

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991); ADDAM’S FAMILY VALUES (1993) – Wednesday Addams (Christina Ricci) and Pugsly Addams’ (Jimmy Workman) Signature Costumes : Sold for $6,000