Five years after his passing, artist Michael Jackson is creating a fortune and is the top-procuring dead superstar, raking in an expected Us$140 million (Nz$176m) in the previous year for his bequest, Forbes magazine said.
He earned more than twice to the extent that artist Elvis Presley, who passed on in 1977 and came in second with Us$55 million, and three times more than illustrator and Peanuts funny cartoon inventor Charles Schulz, who brought third place with $40 million.
"Few superstars demonstrate the point that there is (money related) life after death better than Michael Jackson," said Forbes.
It is Jackson's second in a row year at the highest priority on the rundown. He recovered the title in 2013, a year in the wake of being pushed into second place by performing artist Elizabeth Taylor.
Jackson's second collection discharged after his passing, Xscape, appeared at No. 2 on the pop graphs in the previous year and the artist additionally showed up as a visualization at the Billboard Music Awards. Two Cirque du Soleil shows, Immortal and One, record for much of Jackson's income alongside his music index and distributed realm.
Taylor, who passed on in 2011, came in at No. 4 with Us$25 million and reggae artist Bob Marley finished the main five with Us$20 million in income in the year to October 2014. Marley passed on of growth at 36 years old in 1981.
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| Michael Jackson the top-earning dead celebrity |
He earned more than twice to the extent that artist Elvis Presley, who passed on in 1977 and came in second with Us$55 million, and three times more than illustrator and Peanuts funny cartoon inventor Charles Schulz, who brought third place with $40 million.
"Few superstars demonstrate the point that there is (money related) life after death better than Michael Jackson," said Forbes.
It is Jackson's second in a row year at the highest priority on the rundown. He recovered the title in 2013, a year in the wake of being pushed into second place by performing artist Elizabeth Taylor.
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| Michael Jackson the top-earning dead celebrity |
Jackson's second collection discharged after his passing, Xscape, appeared at No. 2 on the pop graphs in the previous year and the artist additionally showed up as a visualization at the Billboard Music Awards. Two Cirque du Soleil shows, Immortal and One, record for much of Jackson's income alongside his music index and distributed realm.
Taylor, who passed on in 2011, came in at No. 4 with Us$25 million and reggae artist Bob Marley finished the main five with Us$20 million in income in the year to October 2014. Marley passed on of growth at 36 years old in 1981.
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