Movie Memorabilia

Movie memorabilia brings in big bucks. Need more evidence that collecting unusual movie memorabilia can be profitable? Props and clothing from blockbuster movies sold for top prices at Julien’s Auctions late last year. Some of the top sellers: a wand used by the character Remus Lupin from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban sold for $7,200; main character Ron Weasley’s wand from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows brought $9,600; an illustration signed by director Tim Burton from The Nightmare Before Christmas sold for $27,344; a suit worn by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction was $32,000; and a leather jacket, pants and T-shirt worn by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day sold for $48,000.