Current:Home > NewsA multiverse of 'Everything Everywhere' props are auctioned, raising $555K for charity -GlobalTrade
A multiverse of 'Everything Everywhere' props are auctioned, raising $555K for charity
View
Date:2025-04-26 00:09:53
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! (7616)
Related
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Opinion: Kalen DeBoer won't soon live down Alabama's humiliating loss to Vanderbilt
- The beautiful crazy of Vanderbilt's upset of Alabama is as unreal as it is unexplainable
- Buccaneers plan to evacuate to New Orleans with Hurricane Milton approaching
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- Verizon says network disruption is resolved; FCC investigating outage
- Rake it or leave it? What gross stuff may be hiding under those piles on your lawn?
- NASA, SpaceX delay launch to study Jupiter’s moon Europa as Hurricane Milton approaches
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- NFL games today: Start time, TV info for Sunday's Week 5 matchups
Ranking
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- The Garth Brooks news is a big disappointment − and an important reminder
- Opinion: Dak Prescott comes up clutch, rescues Cowboys with late heroics vs. Steelers
- As Trump returns to Butler, Pa., there’s one name he never mentions | The Excerpt
- The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
- Richard Simmons was buried in workout gear under his clothes, brother says: 'Like Clark Kent'
- Verizon says network disruption is resolved; FCC investigating outage
- Krispy Kreme scares up Ghostbusters doughnut collection: Here are the new flavors
Recommendation
Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
More Black and Latina women are leading unions - and transforming how they work
College Football Playoff predictions: Projecting who would make 12-team field after Week 6
Hot-air balloon bumps line, causing brief power outage during Albuquerque balloon fiesta
Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
Helene victims face another worry: Bears
Coach Outlet’s New Designer Fall Styles Include a $398 Handbag for $99 & More Under $150 Luxury Finds
Helene victims face another worry: Bears