Will Ferrell’s ‘Elf’ costume sells for a staggering sum at auction

“Son of a nutcracker!” Will Ferrell’s iconic “Elf” costume has sold for almost $300,000 at auction in the United Kingdom. The sale occurred at the Prop Store Entertainment Memorabilia auction on Tuesday, with an anonymous bidder forking out $296,702 (£218,832) for the ensemble. The costume was only expected to fetch between $27,116 and $40,675 (£20,000 and £30,000), according to TMZ, meaning it was auctioned off for almost 10 times the anticipated price. Ferrell, 54, wore the costume during the production of “Elf,” which was filmed in 2003. The comedy — in which the funnyman plays an unwitting elf who arrives… Read Full Article