Thursday, October 13, 2016

Michael Jackson tops Forbes list of highest-paid dead celebrities with $825 million

 
 
 late king of Pop, michael jackson passed away seven years ago however still earned a amazing $825 million in 2016, making him the biggest dead celebrity earner of the 12 months. in step with forbes, the purpose he made that tons revenue changed into due to his estate's choice to sell his half of-proportion of the beatles catalogue to sony for $750 million.

the mystery star had purchased the rights to the fab 4's tune again in 1984 for $forty seven.5 million after which bought 50 percent of it to sony in 1995 for $a hundred and fifteen million.
 
  The Thriller star had purchased the rights to the Fab Four's music back in 1984 for $47.5 million and then sold 50 percent of it to Sony in 1995 for $115 million.

Others are...

2: Author and cartoonist Charles Schulz - $48 million
3: Golfer Arnold Palmer - $40 million
4: Elvis Presley - $27 million
5: Prince - $25 million
6: Bob Marley -$21 million
7: Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel - $20 million
8: John Lennon - $12 million
9:  Physicist Albert Einstein - $11.5 million
10: Original pin-up girl Bettie Page - $11 million
11 David Bowie - earned $10.5 million
12 Movie star Steve McQueen - $9 million
13: Elizabeth Taylor - $8 million
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