I’m not going to even act surprised, but Michael Jackson is making a killing after his death! (see what I did there?) Jackson topped the list of the 10 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities by Forbes.
Here is the list:
1. Michael Jackson, $400 million. Dead since 2009. His estate recently made $287 million from the sale of his stake in EMI Music Publishing to Sony.
2. Elvis Presley, $40 million. Dead since 1977 . . . or so some people would have you believe. (???)
3. Arnold Palmer, $35 million. Dead since 2016.
4. “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz, $34 million. Dead since 2000.
5. Bob Marley, $23 million. Dead since 1981.
6. Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, $16 million. Dead since 1991.
7. Hugh Hefner, $15 million. Dead since September of last year.
8. Marilyn Monroe, $14 million. Dead since 1962.
9. Prince, $13 million. Dead since 2016.
10. John Lennon, $12 million. Dead since 1980.
Are you surprised by any of the people on the list? Arnold Palmer blew me away!
The rest of the list is at Forbes.com.