At a global auction organized by Heritage Auctions in Dallas (US state of Texas), it changed hands for 718,750 US dollars (662,000 euros), making it the “king of the auction”, as the American auction house has now announced.
Ikonisches Requisite
The iconic prop from the Oscar-winning film has been the subject of wild debate for years. It was about nothing less than the question of whether Jack, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, would have fit on it after the passenger steamer sank – i.e. whether James Cameron’s famous film classic could have had a happy ending after all.
According to the auction house, the wooden panel was often mistakenly referred to as a “door”. In fact, it was “part of the door frame above the entrance to the first class lounge,” according to the information.
Tax wheel around $200,000
In addition to the wooden plate, other “Titanic” props were among the top auction items at the auction: According to information, her prototype sold for $125,000, the ship’s steering wheel for $200,000 and Rose’s chiffon dress for $118,750.
James Cameron’s “Titanic” won a total of eleven Oscars in 1998 and had 131 million admissions in the United States alone. In Austria, the film attracted no less than 1.4 million visitors to the cinemas. The historical drama grossed a total of more than $1.8 billion and was the most commercially successful film worldwide for years.
