{"id":360114,"date":"2026-03-27T01:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/360114\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T01:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:06:16","slug":"c-3po-head-used-in-star-wars-sequel-the-empire-strikes-back-sells-for-more-than-1m-at-auction-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/360114\/","title":{"rendered":"C-3PO head used in Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back sells for more than $1m at auction | Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A light-up C-3PO head used in Star Wars: Episode V \u2013 The Empire Strikes Back has fetched more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2023\/nov\/10\/c3po-gold-helmet-star-wars-auction\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US$1m at an auction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The prop was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/costume-and-culture\/article\/2024\/jul\/29\/princess-leias-star-wars-gold-bikini-fetches-175000-at-auction\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">part of a collection of film and TV memorabilia<\/a> that went under the hammer on Wednesday as part of the Spring Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction at Propstore auction house in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It is the only known example of the fictional droid\u2019s head to appear on the collector market and sold for US$1,058,400 (\u00a3790,440 or A$1,519,259), having received a pre-sale estimate of $350,000 to $700,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The C-3PO head was the top lot at the auction, which also saw the harpoon gun used by the actor Robert Shaw in Jaws, accompanied by its original case, fetch $327,600.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Elsewhere, a Wilson volleyball used by Tom Hanks in 2000\u2019s Cast Away sold for $189,000 after receiving a pre-sale estimate of $150,000 to $300,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The auction also featured broken pieces of a sword used in The Lord Of The Rings, which sold for $252,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The first day of the auction fetched $6.5m and also included items such as a golden ticket from the 1971 film Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Brandon Alinger, Propstore\u2019s chief operating officer, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve seen a strong start to the auction, with competitive bidding right from the outset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cAt Propstore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/starwars\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a> material continues to resonate with collectors and the C-3PO head from The Empire Strikes Back was a real highlight of the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe Jaws collection also delivered an impressive overall result, coming just after the film\u2019s 50th anniversary and reflecting its enduring appeal with collectors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWith such a diverse lineup of material still to come, we\u2019re excited to see how the rest of the auction unfolds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The final day of bidding, 27 March, will be dedicated to animation, with more than 200 lots celebrating the artistry of animation in film and television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A light-up C-3PO head used in Star Wars: Episode V \u2013 The Empire Strikes Back has fetched more&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-360114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}