Screen-Matched Batman Batpod Could Bring $1.2 Million in Propstore’s Film Auction

Batman’s screen-matched Batpod from The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises is heading to auction with an estimate as high as £900,000, or about $1.19 million, as Propstore prepares a three-day entertainment memorabilia sale featuring more than 1,400 lots with a combined presale estimate of £10 million. Propstore’s Winter Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction will run December 4 through December 6, 2026, with the first day offering public in-person bidding at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly in London, alongside worldwide online, absentee and telephone bidding. The sale includes original film and television props, costumes, production material and other entertainment memorabilia, with part of the third day devoted to 320 lots of animation art.

The centerpiece of the auction is Batman’s light-up hero Batpod from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Propstore says the vehicle screen-matches to the Joker chase sequence in The Dark Knight through distinctive marks and scratches on its right-hand side. The Batpod carries an estimate of £450,000 to £900,000, or approximately $594,000 to $1.188 million.

The Batpod is one of two major Christian Bale-era Batman pieces in the auction. Propstore is also offering a complete Batsuit worn by Bale in Batman Begins, estimated at £125,000 to £250,000, or about $165,000 to $330,000. Together, the two pieces give collectors an opportunity to pursue both a signature vehicle and a full costume from Nolan’s Batman trilogy.

Indiana Jones memorabilia forms another major part of the sale. A screen-matched stunt fedora and stunt shirt worn by Harrison Ford’s primary stunt double, Vic Armstrong, in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and likely also in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade are being offered directly from Armstrong’s personal collection for the first time. The pair is estimated at £400,000 to £800,000, or roughly $528,000 to $1.056 million. The fedora was made specifically for The Temple of Doom and screen-matches to the descending spiked-ceiling sequence. Propstore notes that Armstrong, recognized by Guinness World Records as the “most prolific film stuntman,” performed some of the original Indiana Jones trilogy’s most memorable stunt work, including the leap from a galloping horse onto a tank in The Last Crusade. An eight-foot bullwhip used by Harrison Ford in The Temple of Doom will also be offered separately with an estimate of £200,000 to £400,000, or approximately $264,000 to $528,000.

Another major costume in the auction comes from Superman III. Christopher Reeve’s Evil Superman costume, which Propstore says has been both screen- and photo-matched, will be offered on a custom mannequin with an estimate of £130,000 to £260,000, or about $171,600 to $343,200.

Fantasy television collectors will also find two prominent Game of Thrones pieces in the sale. Jon Snow’s hero Longclaw sword, used by Kit Harington throughout all eight seasons of the series, carries an estimate of £50,000 to £100,000, or about $66,000 to $132,000. A Drogon dragon egg associated with Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen is estimated at £20,000 to £40,000, or approximately $26,400 to $52,800.

Other headline lots include Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Atlantean Sword from Conan the Barbarian, estimated at £75,000 to £150,000, and Hugo Weaving’s screen-matched V costume and mask from V for Vendetta, accompanied by a set of six knives and carrying the same £75,000 to £150,000 estimate.

Music and film memorabilia also intersect in a Madonna costume from Who’s That Girl. The Nikki Finn costume, part of the Deborah Scott Collection, includes a screen-matched skirt and is estimated at £15,000 to £30,000, or approximately $19,800 to $39,600.

Stephen Lane, founder and CEO of Propstore, said: “The Batpod is an extraordinary feat of filmmaking and engineering, and a spectacular centerpiece for Propstore’s Winter Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction. Bringing together Indiana Jones’ fedora, shirt, and bullwhip in the same catalog is particularly exciting. These pieces define one of cinema’s most recognizable characters, and offering all three in a single auction is an extraordinary opportunity for collectors. With the fedora and shirt coming directly from legendary stunt performer Vic Armstrong’s personal collection, they also tell the story of the remarkable stunt work behind the adventure. We can’t wait to find new homes for these relics with collectors who will treasure their place in film history.”

The auction begins December 4 at 3 PM GMT, or 10 AM EST, with the first day taking place at BAFTA in London and worldwide bidding available remotely. Film and television lots continue December 5 and 6 at the same start time, while the animation art portion of the third day begins at 6 PM GMT, or 1 PM EST.

Ahead of the auction, Propstore is holding a public exhibition at The Cumberland Hotel in London from November 19 through November 22. The Batpod will be displayed in the hotel lobby for a longer period, from November 9 through November 29, with private viewings available by appointment.

With more than 1,400 lots and an overall presale estimate of £10 million, the December auction brings together some of the most recognizable props and costumes from modern film and television.