Death Is No Obstacle: Top Earning Deceased Celebrities
by SavvyRoo on Mar 27, 2015 | Views: 275 | Score: 1
Amount of money earned in 2014 (in USD) | |
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Michael Jackson | 140000000 |
Elvis Presley | 55000000 |
Charles Schulz | 40000000 |
Elizabeth Taylor | 25000000 |
Bob Marley | 20000000 |
Marilyn Monroe | 17000000 |
John Lennon | 12000000 |
Albert Einstein | 11000000 |
Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) | 9000000 |
Bruce Lee | 9000000 |
Sources:
forbes.com
Even in death, these celebrities are still raking in a paycheck. Micheal Jackson tops the list as the most financially successful deceased celebrity, posthumously earning a staggering $140 million dollars in 2014. The earnings figure of Michael Jackson nearly triples that of the next closest earner, the King himself, Elvis.