Revealed: Highest-earning dead celebrities of 2017
Forbes annual list of highest-earning dead celebrities has been released and for the fifth year in a row Michael Jackson has taken top spot.
The singer’s estate raked in around US$75 million, mostly made up of his new greatest hits album, the Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show and its stake in the EMI music publishing catalo
Musicians who have been dead for decades also made the list including Elvis Presley, Bob Marley and John Lennon.
The full list is as follows:
1. Michael Jackson, musician, died 2009: $75million
2. Arnold Palmer, golfer, died 2016: $40million
3. Charles Schulz, cartoonist, died 2000: $38million
4. Elvis Presley, musician, died 1977: $35million
5. Bob Marley, musician, died 1981: $23million
6. Tom Petty, musician, died 2017: $20million
7. Prince, musician, died 2016: $18million
8. Dr. Seuss, author, died 1991: $16million
9. John Lennon, musician, died 1980: $12million
10. Albert Einstein, physicist, died 1955: $10million
11. David Bowie, musician, died 2016: $9.5million
12. Elizabeth Taylor, actress, died 2011: $8million
13. Bettie Paige, model, died 2008: $7.5million