![]() ![]() The Star Wars fighter sold for almost $320,000. The Wilson volleyball brought in more than $385,000, while the gladiatorial helmet rang in at almost $300,000. and Buddy’s costume from Elf,” Prop Store founder Stephen Lane tells James Beal of the Sun.Īccording to Ed Cullinane and Alan Johnson of My London, the elf outfit worn by Will Ferrell in the 2003 film fetched nearly $300,000. “We’ve seen some record-breaking prices for some incredibly iconic lots, including Marty’s hoverboard. In addition to the Mattel Hoverboard, the November memorabilia sale featured such pop culture gems as Wilson, Tom Hanks’ volleyball friend in Cast Away(2000) Russell Crowe’s helmet from Gladiator (2000) and a miniature model of an X-Wing space fighter from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi(1983). The Mattel Hoverboard used in the movie Back to the Future II sold at auction for more than $500,000. One prop sold for around $30,000 in 2014, while another went under the hammer for about $100,000 in 2018. ![]() In fact, notes New Atlas, the final selling price easily eclipsed the amounts paid for other hoverboards used in filming Back to the Future II. The auction’s winning bid was considerably higher than the Prop Store’s estimate of $80,000 to $100,000. An unidentified buyer purchased the (non-hovering) hoverboard from the Prop Store, an entertainment memorabilia vendor with locations in London and Los Angeles. The movie prop that inspired viewers’ visions of floating around on a wheelless skateboard sold at auction last week for $501,200, reports Mike Hanlon for New Atlas. But it would be years before a working version of the levitating device finally found its way under the tree. Premiering the day before Thanksgiving in 1989, the film rocketed the fictional toy onto Christmas lists across the country. In a standout scene from Back to the Future II, time-traveling hero Marty McFly jumps onto a Mattel Hoverboard to escape a gang led by archnemesis Biff Tannen. ![]()
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