Top earning dead celebrities

For the sixth year in a row, Michael Jackson has topped Forbes’ list of top-earning dead celebrities, thanks partly to the sale of his EMI Music Publishing stake, a TV special called Michael Jackson’s Hallowe’en, and a new Sony record deal. Jackson has amassed $2.4 billion in earnings since his death in 2009.

1 Michael Jackson $400 million

2 Elvis Presley $40 million

3 Arnold Palmer $30 million

4 Charles Schultz $34 million

5 Bob Marley $23 million

6 Dr Seuss $16 million

7 Hugh Hefner $15 million

8 Marilyn Monroe $14 million

9 Prince $13 million

10 John Lennon $12 million