Michael Jackson is world’s top-earning dead celebrity

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According to Forbes, music legend, Michael Jackson, is the top earning dead celebrity, earning an astonishing $115 million this year. In his more 30 years solo career, the King of Pop made an impressive over $1.1 billion. But it seems he has proved even more lucrative since his death, making a further $999 billion since 2009.

 

The impressive sum comes from two Cirque-du-Soleil shows, his own music and publishing revenues, and his half of the Sony/ATV publishing catalogue.

In second place is Elvis Presley, who has made £36 million, Peanuts cartoonist, Charles Schulz, comes third with £26 million, while fourth place, with £14million, goes to Bob Marley. Elizabeth Taylor rounds off the top five with £13 million.

 

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