C-3PO Head from Empire Strikes Back Sells for $1.058M

0:00It's March 26th. From Hollywood to your headphones, this is Entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by AI. A weathered C-3 peel head from Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back fetched $1,058,400 at prop stores. Entertainment Memorabilia Auction. This prop from the 1980 film became the top seller so far, outpacing items from hits like jaws and top gun. The piece, believed to be the only original C-3 peel head available to collectors, came from a crew member's family. It features glowing eyes and a tarnished gold finish to match the droids battle-worn look in the movie. Expert tap predicted it would go for between $350,000 and $700,000. Fans and collectors went wild over it, driving the price way past estimates. The auction, which started Wednesday, March 25th, and runs through Friday, March 27th, already hit $6.5 million in.

1:01Total sales on Day 1 alone, including strong bids on jaws props. Other Star Wars treasures have commanded big bucks lately too. A stormtrooper helmet from a new hope sold for $256,000 last July, while a Darth Vader lightsaber from the Empire. Strikes Back in Return of the Jedi went for $3,654,000 in September. Even for these cinematic relics shows no signs of slowing, with more lot still up for grabs this week.