Movie memorabilia go under the hammer - Batman's batpod fetches £312,000

It was auction time at the Prop Store live auction at the BFI IMAX in London and the Batpod prop that had been used in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises has been auctioned off for £312,000. This unique vehicle of Batman, the caped crusader was used in the 2012 superhero blockbuster from Christopher Nolan's trilogy.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 29 September 2016.

Other movie memorabilia that went under the hammer were Batman's Batsuit from the sane movie - it was bought for £192,000 and the costume from 2005's Batman Begins reached a whopping £96,000.
Then there was legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg's clapperboard from 1975's Jaws - it went for £84,000. Next was the Sloth Mask from 1980s classic comedy The Goonies - it fetched £36,000. And, Harry Potter's Acceptance Letter for Hogwarts, complete with the wax seal, from 2001's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was sold for £8,400.


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