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World's Priciest Fake Homes

Forbes list features fake mansions from movies, books, and video games

By Kristina Loew,  Newser User

Posted Dec 25, 2008 1:53 PM CST

(Newser) Forbes has put together its first list of the world’s most-expensive fictional homes. Including literature, video games, and Monopoly, the editors had a few ground rules—no castles, and take it easy on the country estates.

  • Xanadu, $135 million: A perfect mountaintop retreat for Citizen Kane, “a tragically flawed media mogul."
  • Burns Manor, $127 million: Montgomery Burns' “cartoonishly lavish” Simpsons manse includes 1,000 typing monkeys and the biggest TV set on the planet.

  • Corleone Compound, $66.6 million: A Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Godfather retreat perfect for dodging bullets. Can’t guarantee owners’ safety once they leave the fortified gates.
  • Croft Manor, $46.1 million: Tomb Raider headquarters eatures a library, pool house and a maze of gardens. Sorry, Angelina Jolie not included.
  • Beverly Hillbillies Mansion, $31.2 million: “Built-in gun racks and spacious kitchen specially modified for "critter-frying."
Check out the entire list at the link below.

Montgomery Burns' House.
Montgomery Burns' House.   (Matt Groenig and Fox Television)
Xanadu House from Citizen Kane.
Xanadu House from "Citizen Kane."   (Everett Collection)
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Holy mansion! 7-bed, 11-bath gated compound on 39 acres. Main house includes access to 27,000-square-foot, climate-controlled underground cave system.
- Michael Noer, describing Wayne Manor from Batman

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