‘Star Wars’ and ‘Ghostbusters’ props are prime sellers at public sale – NBC Boston

Could the pressure — and Chewbacca’s bowcaster — be with you.

Each are actually with the very best bidder after Wednesday’s public sale that featured iconic props and costumes from movie and tv.

Propstore, a memorabilia firm, introduced that day considered one of its Leisure Memorabilia Reside Public sale in Los Angeles offered 450 items for a mixed whole of almost $7 million.

The highest merchandise was a screen-matched bowcaster utilized by Chewbacca in “Star Wars” that offered for $768,600. Details about the profitable bidder was not offered.

But when Chewbacca — the tall and bushy Wookiee also referred to as “Chewie” — was requested in regards to the sale of his bowcaster, he’d in all probability say one thing like, “Uuuuuuuuuur, Ahhhhhrrrrr, Arrrggggghhhhhh.”  

Who ya gonna name when the “Ghostbusters” light-up, radio-controlled ghost lure and pedal is up for public sale?

Effectively, an enormous Ghostbusters fan, clearly. One in all whom presumably was the highest bidder, paying $327,600 for the screen-matched merchandise.

The sword used  by Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian” was bought for $176,400 by a purchaser who can now resolve the movie’s “Riddle of Metal.”

Notable costume gross sales included Charlie Chaplin’s boots from the 1940 movie “The Nice Dictator” for $157,500; Michael Keaton’s Batsuit displayed in “Batman Returns” for $157,500; John Travolta’s T-Birds jacket from “Grease” for $126,000; Dumbledore’s gown from “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” for $81,900; and Tom Cruise’s bomber jacket from “Prime Gun” for $81,900.

This is the complete record of the top-selling gadgets revealed by Propstore, with the client’s premium payment included:

• STAR WARS: ORIGINAL TRILOGY (1977-1983) Chewbacca’s (Peter Mayhew) Photograph-Matched Bowcaster with Restored Dressing Parts offered for $768,600
• GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) / (1989) GHOSTBUSTERS II Display-Matched Mild-Up Radio-Managed Hero Ghost Entice and Pedal offered for $327,600
• CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) Conan’s (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Atlantean Sword and 4 Behind-the-Scenes Images offered for $176,400
• THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) Display-Matched Mild-Up Zorg Industries “Rocket Launcher” ZF-1 offered for $176,400
• THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) A Jewish Barber’s (Charlie Chaplin) Display- and Photograph-Matched “Little Tramp” Boots offered for $157,500
• BATMAN RETURNS (1992) Batman’s (Michael Keaton) Batsuit on Show offered for $157,500
• THE EVIL DEAD (1981) Tom Sullivan Assortment: Display-Matched Naturom Demonto (Necronomicon Ex-Mortis) Guide of the Lifeless with Hand-Illustrated Tom Sullivan Pages offered for $132,300
• GREASE (1978) Danny Zuko’s (John Travolta) “Greased Lightnin'” T-Birds Jacket offered for $126,000
• BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989) Display-Matched “A” (Hero) Automotive DeLorean Time Machine’s Mr. Fusion Reactor offered for $119,700
• HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2009) Dumbledore’s (Michael Gambon) Hero Gown offered for $81,900
• TOP GUN (1986) Pete “Maverick” Mitchell’s (Tom Cruise) Photograph-Matched Bomber Jacket offered for $81,900
• MUPPETS FROM SPACE (1999) Mild-Up Lightning-Struck Gonzo (Dave Goelz) Puppet offered for $63,000
• GREASE (1978) Sandy Olsson’s (Olivia Newton-John) Display-Matched Frosty Palace Jukebox Costume offered for $53,550
• X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006) Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman) Claws offered for $20,160
• THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) Walter Sobchak’s (John Goodman) Costume offered for $18,900
• EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990) Kim’s (Winona Ryder) Costume offered for $15,120

Greater than 800 further heaps have been anticipated to be accessible for bidding because the public sale continued Thursday and Friday. Bids will be positioned on-line or by phone.

“The public sale surpassed our expectations and showcased the enduring recognition of franchises like Star Wars, Batman, and Ghostbusters, together with legendary movies like Grease and cult favourite, The Evil Lifeless,” stated Brandon Alinger, COO of Propstore. “We’re proud to have linked our world viewers of followers with the historic items they cherish.”