Tom Hanks’ famous box of chocolates from the 1994 film Forrest Gump has been sold at auction for £20,500 [$25,000].
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! purchased the well-known prop at auction in time for Valentine’s Day. It features in the iconic scene in the film where Forrest (Hanks) refers to his mother's aphorism "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.", one of the most famous quotes in film.
The box, which is signed by Hanks, is marked as weighing 23 ounces, though the box was filled with just four ounces of sand so that it would not fall off the actor’s lap during filming. Forrest Gump follows the heart-warming story of the eponymous character, who bumbles his way by accident through many of the late 20th century’s biggest events.
