Current:Home > MarketsA multiverse of 'Everything Everywhere' props are auctioned, raising $555K for charity -Ascend Wealth Education
A multiverse of 'Everything Everywhere' props are auctioned, raising $555K for charity
View
Date:2025-04-13 16:49:41
Lucky bidders have gotten their (presumably non-hot dog) hands on pieces of one of this season's buzziest movies, after entertainment company A24 auctioned off dozens of props from Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The online auction, which closed Thursday, raised $555,725 for three different charities: the Asian Mental Health Project, the Transgender Law Center and the Laundry Workers Center.
"This means the whole universe to us," tweeted the Asian Mental Health Project, which focuses on educating and empowering Asian communities in seeking mental healthcare.
The film's directors, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as Daniels), chose the charities themselves, according to A24.
Everything Everywhere All at Once tells the story of a Chinese-American immigrant family, led by middle-aged matriarch Evelyn, who simultaneously fights a tax audit of their struggling laundromat and a powerful being intent on destroying the multiverse.
Naturally that requires Evelyn (played by Michelle Yeoh) — tutored by her husband Waymond (portrayed by Ke Huy Quan) — to jump between different versions of herself from a variety of parallel universes, each with their own distinct storylines and aesthetics.
The movie is part sci-fi martial arts film, part absurdist comedy, part family drama and full-on awards season darling. It won four SAG awards last weekend — the most by a single film ever — and leads Oscar nominations with a whopping 11 (including best picture and best director).
So it might not come as a surprise that some fans were willing to spend thousands of dollars on memorabilia, including elaborate Kung Fu warrior and Elvis costumes, a laundry delivery van ("not street legal"), and even relatively ordinary-looking props, such as a calculator and a carton of half-and-half.
"You may only see a pile of boring forms, but I see a story," reads the description of a pile of crumpled, colorful receipts, which sold for $7,000.
The 43 items were divided up into three themed collections: Laundry & Taxes, In Another Life, and Mementos from the Multiverse.
They represented some of the film's most iconic visuals: A pair of hands with hot-dog shaped fingers ($55,000), Waymond's trusty leather fanny pack ($48,000), an "auditor of the month" trophy ($60,000) and a rock with googly eyes ($13,200).
The priciest item was none other than Raccaccoonie, the taxidermied-turned-animatronic raccoon who moonlights as a hat-hidden hibachi chef in one of Evelyn's parallel universes, thanks to her misremembering of the title of the beloved Pixar film Ratatouille. He sold for $90,000.
veryGood! (15921)
Related
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- 32 things we learned in NFL Week 5: Ravens, Patriots spiral as other teams get right
- NHL predictions: Experts make their Stanley Cup, awards picks for 2023-24 season
- Extremely rare Jurassic fossils discovered near Lake Powell in Utah: Right place at the right time
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- Apple is urging everyone to update iPhone and iPad iOS (again). Why you should do it now.
- Bobcat on the loose: Animal attacks 2 children, 2 dogs in Georgia in separate incidents
- Hamas’ attack on Israel prompts South Korea to consider pausing military agreement with North Korea
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Flag football in the Olympics? Cricket, lacrosse also expected as new sports for 2028
Ranking
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- What is Hamas? The group that rules the Gaza Strip has fought several rounds of war with Israel
- Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper Spotted Spending Time Together in NYC
- Meta Quest 3 review: powerful augmented reality lacks the games to back it up
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- It's time to do your taxes. No, really. The final 2022 tax year deadline is Oct. 16.
- Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents
- Louisiana public school principal apologizes after punishing student for dancing at a party
Recommendation
'Most Whopper
Sudan and Iran resume diplomatic relations severed 7 years ago, promising to ‘open embassies soon’
Stein kicks off ‘NC Strong’ tour for North Carolina governor, with Cooper as special guest
It's time to do your taxes. No, really. The final 2022 tax year deadline is Oct. 16.
Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
2 Pakistani soldiers and 5 insurgents are killed in a shootout on the border with Afghanistan
Krispy Kreme, Scooby-Doo partner to create limited-edition Scooby-Doo Halloween Dozen
Daniel Radcliffe's Relatable Parenting Revelations Are Pure Magic