Movie Junkies Galore at the Globe Theater
Willy Wonka’s last Golden Ticket was handed out nearly 40 years ago, yet somehow the ticket ended up in new hands.
On Nov. 6, Profiles in History made the original Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory available to the public for the first time in years.
The ticket was part of an auction the company threw at the Globe Theater at Universal Studios to benefit Variety–The Children’s Charity of Southern California.
Wonka’s Golden Ticket was one of many iconic movie items up for bidding.
Profiles also joined forces with The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Team Fox to raise funds for Parkinson’s research.
The auction within an auction was part of an homage to the 25th Anniversary of the first “Back to the Future” film.
“Back to the Future” co-writer and producer, Bob Gale, donated a few of his own items to the auction block. Some items up for bid included Biff matchbooks, a prop police baton, and a Frisbee pie plate from “Back to the Future 3.”
One of the most anticipated items from the “Back to the Future” movies was the Delorean Time Machine.
Though it was not the original car used in the movie, Profiles representatives said it was the best reproduction ever made of the original car.
The Delorean was estimated to sell for $80,000-$100,000. It didn’t quite get past the $100,000 mark, but it did get quite a few high bids.
Odd items like the T-Rex tooth from “Jurassic Park” or a signed Silver Surfer surfboard from the “Fantastic Four” sequel sold for as much as $3,000.
Other more classic items were also up for bidding. Comic book and animation junkies would have loved to be there at the end of the night.
The highest CGC graded unrestored copies of Superman Comics #1 sold for almost six figures. The original 1943 Bob Kane “Batman” comic strip art and original Eyvind Earle art from “Sleeping Beauty” were also up for sale.
Bidders were allowed to make offers in person, over the phone, online, and as an absentee. The majority of the night’s bids came from online attendees.
The Syfy channel’s new show, “Hollywood Treasure,” was there to capture every nerve-racking auction moment.
The show follows Joe Maddalena—owner of Profiles in History—as he finds memorabilia and puts auctions together.
Maddalena throws numerous auctions throughout the year, each one bigger than the last.
To find out exactly how much everything sold for and see all the items, watch “Hollywood Treasure” Nov. 11.
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