After Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch sold for US$4.6 million (Dh16.9m), we take a look at five other record-breaking film memorabilia sales.
Take five... roaring success
In 2006, the "Cowardly Lion" costume worn by a the actor Bert Lahr in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz sold for $805,000. It was made from real lion pelts, weighed more than 50 pounds and Lahr once remarked that performing in it was like "working inside a mattress".
Take four… in the black
The famous little black Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's sold for more than $800,000 at Christie's London auction house in 2006. The author and then-owner Dominique Lapierre donated all proceeds to charity.
Take three… the winner is
Michael Jackson paid $1.54 million in 1999 to own the Best Film Oscar awarded to the producer David O Selznick for Gone With the Wind in 1939. The bid was five times higher than Sotheby's top pre-sale estimates.
Take two… out of this world
In 2006, Christie's recorded sales of $3.2 million from the auction of Star Trek memorabilia. Among the best-sellers was a miniature model of the Starship Enterprise-D which starred in the title sequence of Star Trek: The Next Generation and fetched US$576,000.
Take one… Bond market
The Aston Martin DB5 used in the James Bond movies Goldfinger and Thunderball sold for a record $4.1 million in 2010. Intact were the original gadgets of front wing "machine guns" and an ejector seat.
