Iconic movie items go up for auction

Wealthy film fans will soon have a chance to scoop up some of the most iconic items ever to appear on the big screen.

Props and wardrobe pieces including the Holy Staff used by Charlton Heston in “The Ten Commandments,” a robe worn by Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky” and a shield carried by Chris Evans in “Captain America: The First Avenger” will hit the auction block next month.

Teaming up with Turner Classic Movies, Julien’s Auctions will sell these items, alongside a pair of dresses worn by Marilyn Monroe that are expected to fetch up to $60,000 each, and the original plaster model of “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial,” according to Julienslive.com. They’ll be available for sale Dec. 17 and 18 in Beverly Hills, Calif., and online.

The event is fittingly called “Icons & Idols: Hollywood,” and its biggest star is the “#1 Mechatronic filming model” that essentially was the little alien featured in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic “E.T.” That “engineering masterpiece,” auctioneers say, could be worth $3 million to one extra-wealthy collector.

The 1943 Academy Award scored by cinematographer W. Howard Greene for his work on “Phantom of the Opera” is expected to go for $100,000.

Boxing fans who can’t come up with the $80,000 to $100,000 for one of the robes worn by Stallone in the original “Rocky” film can take a shot at a pair of trunks and gloves worn by Robert De Niro in “Raging Bull,” which earned him an Oscar in 1981. Estimates on that set of memorabilia range from $30,000 to $50,000.

Tom Cruise fans can bid on the living room set from “Risky Business,” which served as a backdrop for the 1983 film’s pant-less star singing to Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll.”