"Iconic 'Titanic' Door Prop Sells for Record $718,750 at Auction"
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A balsa wood panel resembling the door frame from the movie "Titanic," which saved Rose but not Jack, was sold at auction for $718,750 as part of a collection of memorabilia from Planet Hollywood. The auction, handled by Heritage Auctions, brought in $15.7 million and set a record for the company's auctions of movie props and costumes, with the "hero floating wood panel" drawing particular attention for its resemblance to a piece of debris salvaged from the actual 1912 shipwreck.
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