Superman’s cape sells for nearly R2.8m in Hollywood auction
Only six capes in total were used while shooting the film, which came out in 1978.
An original Superman cape worn by actor Christopher Reeve in the 1978 ‘Superman’ film is displayed at Julien’s Auctions house. Picture: Robyn Beck / AFP
Superman’s very first movie cape was sold for nearly $200,000 (R2.8 million) Monday alongside a collection of rare Hollywood memorabilia, the auction house said.
The prop from Christopher Reeve’s Superman, which went for $193,750, headlined Monday’s sale of about 400 cinephile items at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles.
Only six capes in total were used while shooting the film, which came out in 1978.
Multiple costumes from Star Trek also found buyers. These included the uniform worn by Patrick Stewart for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, which sold for $28,800 (R416,000).
Leonard Nimoy’s Romulan costume from Star Trek: The Next Generation sold for $20,000 (R289,000).
Dan Akroyd’s jumpsuit from Ghostbusters II also went up for auction and was sold for $32,000 (R462,000), according to Julien’s Auctions, which specialises in Hollywood collections and memorabilia.
Although it was originally announced as an auction headline item, the pipe of Bilbo Baggins, played by Ian Holm in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was not sold at the auction.
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