Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The original lightsaber wielded by Darth Vader has fetched a true bounty at auction this week, after being used by one of cinema's ...

For one lucky Star Wars fan, it will be a day long remembered. Nearly 50 years after the franchise’s first film was released into theaters, captivating audiences and forever changing the business of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two photos showing the lightsaber, and an image of Darth Vader. If you want the force, it’s going to cost you. A “Star Wars” ...

In a galaxy not so far away, Star Wars fans did a little more than dig through pocket change this week in hopes of cashing in on some iconic props from the original trilogy. While Propstore knows the ...

Darth Vader’s screen-used lightsaber, an iconic prop from the original trilogy, sold for $3.654 million at a Los Angeles auction on September 4, 2025. Held by Propstore, the sale drew intense interest ...

TL;DR: Darth Vader's original lightsaber prop from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is up for auction, currently bidding at $1.2 million with an estimated value of $3 million.

One of the most iconic props in movie history is coming to auction. Darth Vader's lightsaber, used in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi," will be sold at entertainment auction house ...

So how much did Vader’s iconic red lightsaber fetch at auction? The prop sold for a total $3.6 million, broken down into a $2.9 million price tag for the piece and a $700k premium to Propstore. A ...

The prop going on sale soon is the familiar hilt of Darth Vader’s lightsaber, with an allen bolt sticking out of the top where a prop “blade” could be attached to film dueling scenes. Presumably, ...

A piece of cinematic history has found a new home, and a new record, in a galaxy very, very close by (sorry/not sorry we went there). The original dueling lightsaber prop used by Darth Vader in both ...

A lightsaber Darth Vader used in the Star Wars films "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" sold at auction Thursday for more than $3.6 million. The iconic prop had been estimated to sell ...

If you want the force, it’s going to cost you. A “Star Wars” groupie made history plunking down $3.6 million this week on a single piece of Hollywood sci-fi history: the original lightsaber wielded by ...