Here's Johnny! Jack Nicholson's axe from The Shining sells for a whopping $175K

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Here's Johnny!The axe famously wielded by Jack Nicholson in classic 1980 film The Shining has sold for a whopping price of $175K.Auction site GottaHaveRockAndRoll closed the auction over the weekend as the movie prop brought in about $100K more than expected.

The axe famously wielded by Jack Nicholson in classic 1980 film The Shining has sold for a whopping price of $175K.The item from the Stanley Kubrick film had originally been projected to take in anywhere from $60K to 90K.

However there was quite the bidding war as 12 bids got the price up to a final bid of $140K.There is also a buyer's premium of $35K for the item making for a grand total of $175K.

Big deal:Auction site GottaHaveRockAndRoll closed the auction over the weekend as the movie prop brought in about $100K more than expected The axe was featured in several scenes in the classic film, most notably when Nicholson's character Jack Torrance uses it to break through a wooden door before exclaiming the iconic line: 'Here's Johnny!'This is not the first time that the prop has been up for sale as it was previously bought for $61K.According to TMZ the axe is light weight as it is made of foam and resin.The listing states that the item comes displayed in a25 x 2.5 x 40.5 shadow box frame with photos from the film.The axe was featured in several scenes in the classic film, most notably when Nicholson's character Jack Torrance uses it to break through a wooden door before exclaiming the iconic line: 'Here's Johnny!' Terrifying:On the other side of the door was Shelley Duvall's character Wendy Torrance shrieking while she has a kitchen knife in her handOn the other side of the door was Shelley Duvall's character Wendy Torrance shrieking while she has a kitchen knife in.