The original model of E.T. used in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial film sold at auction for $2.56 million. Pictorial Press/Alamy
Pictorial Press/Alamy
Our favorite extraterrestrial friend, E.T., has a new home after being sold for $2.56 million at an auction over the weekend.
The original mechatronic model of the alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial headlined Julien’s Auctions’ “Icons and Idols: Hollywood” auction. Held in partnership with Turner Classic Movies, the auction presented more than 1,300 Hollywood artifacts.
The mechatronic
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