This Highly-Debated Piece of Cinematic History Just Sold For Over $700,000 at Auction

"Could Jack person fresh connected nan door" is simply a highly Googled building and location are countless Reddit threads dedicated to 1 of nan astir infamously debated scenarios successful popular culture.

In nan 1997 classic, "Titanic" Jack (spoiler alert) dies successful nan water, aft being incapable to climb connected nan wood sheet that Rose is floating on. But whether aliases not he really had capable room has had group arguing for decades. Even nan movie's writer and director, James Cameron, has weighed in.

Now, that famous, floating portion of wood is still generating buzz astir 27 years later — but this clip for a pricey reason.

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Heritage Auctions announced that it had sold nan iconic prop successful an auction past week for $718,000 arsenic a portion of a five-day agelong batch that featured costumes and props antecedently displayed astatine Planet Hollywood including Indiana Jones' whip and nan bowling shot from "Kingpin."

"Often mistakenly referred to arsenic a door, nan ornate building was successful reality portion of nan doorway framework conscionable supra nan first-class lounge entrance," Heritage Auctions wrote. "The iconic prop has caused overmuch statement from fans, galore of whom person based on that nan floating wood sheet could person supported some Jack and Rose - making his fateful determination to enactment successful nan frigid h2o an quiet gesture."

The sheet is made of balsa wood and contains curves and floral accents that are emblematic of rococo architecture that would person been celebrated successful 1912 erstwhile nan vessel sank.

The infamous prop was created arsenic a replica of an existent portion of debris recovered from nan Titanic's wreckage.

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The larger batch of Hollywood props, called "Treasures of Planet Hollywood" closed connected March 25 and fetched an estimated $15.6 million. It's nan 2nd priciest auction of Hollywood props and costumes.

The existent reigning champion of Hollywood auctions is Debbie Reynolds' from 2011, which was held by Joe Maddalena, and fetched $22.8 million.