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E.T. animatronic model sold at $2.6 million at auction

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 19 Dec 2022 08:55
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Daniel Radcliffe's Nimbus 2000, Robert DeNiro's Raging Bull boxing gloves, and Chris Hemsworth's Thor hammer are also among the items set up for auction.

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  • E.T. animatronic model sold at $2.6 million at auction
    E.T. animatronic model, sold at $2.6 million at a Beverly Hills auction. 

Beverly Hills auction organizers announced that the original animatronic model used to bring the big-eyed alien ET to life in Steven Spielberg's classic sci-fi film sold this weekend at $2.6 million. 

The auction was part of a two-day mega-sale organized by Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies which included more than 1,300 props ranging from Robert DeNiro's Raging Bull boxing gloves to Chris Hemsworth's Thor Hammer. 

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However, the highest-selling item at the auction was the extra-terrestrial figure, who was painted as a friendly character with a glowing finger and an innocent aura. The figure has 85 mechanical joints, making the eyes, neck, and fingers able to move. 

In addition, a maquette of ET also sold for $125,000, while one of the bikes used in the film's cinematic getaway scene was sold at $115,000. Movie memorabilia sold at the auction included the staff used to part the Red Sea in "The Ten Commandments", used by Charlton Heston. The staff was sold at $448,000. Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000 broomstick was also sold at $128,000. 

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