John Wayne auction corrals $5.4 million, The estate of John Wayne recently auctioned off more than 700 of the movie star's items during a two-day period and made $5.4 million. The beret that Wayne wore in the movie "The Green Berets" brought in the most money for a single item: $179,250. The black eye patch that he wore in the 1969 movie "True Grit" sold for $48,000.
