E.T. Animatronic Head Sells For $635K at Auction E.T. ANIMATRONIC HEAD AUCTIONED FOR $635K ... Out of This World Sale!!! Exclusive 1.2K 12/15/2023 9:18 AM PT
John Parsons
Updated on March 07, 2026
The original mechanical animatronic head from Steven Spielberg's "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" has sold, and as you'd expect ... it went for an astronomical final bid.
A whopping $635,000 was shelled out for the iconic piece created by legendary special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi. It's composed of a metal frame and a foam latex outer skin, which could activate the pulsation of veins in some close-up scenes.
The 1982 movie centered around a young boy befriending an alien stranded on Earth ... catapulting the likes of Drew Barrymore and Henry Thomas to mega-stardom.
The sale was made through Julien's Auction, which joined forces with TCM Presents during a 4-day star-studded auction event entitled "Hollywood Legends" -- and it all kicked off Thursday with a "Robots, Wizards, Heroes & Aliens" themed evening in Beverly Hills.
Other pop culture memorabilia auctioned off included a "Lost in Space" Robot Model B-9 selling for $455,000 ... and a "Conan The Destroyer" sword netting $45,500 -- 4 times more than it was estimated to bag.
'Harry Potter' prop wands also exceeded expectations, with Ron Weasley's selling for $76,200, Hermione Granger's for $28,575, and Lord Voldemort's for $57,150.
