According to the latest reports by American Business Magazine Forbes INC, ranked late king of pop Micheal Jackson, as highest dead celebrity earner with gross earning of $160 Million. Late pop singer Micheal Jackson, who passed away in 2009 cliched the top spot from his old friends Elizabeth Taylor who died in 2011.
It was revealed that many of this dead celebrity star cash out from their two Cirque Du Soleil shows. Here are the list of the Top 10 Forbes’s top earning dead celebrities stars.
1. Michael Jackson ($160 million)
Died: June 25 2009, Los Angeles, California
Age: 50
Cause of death: Overdose/homicid
2. Elvis Presley ($55 million)
Died: August 16 1977, Memphis, Tennessee
Age: 42
Cause of Death: Heart attack
3. Charles M Schulz ($37 million)
Died: February 12 2000, Santa Rosa, California
Age: 77
Cause of death: Colon cancer
4. Elizabeth Taylor ($25 million)
Died: March 23 2011, Los Angeles California
Age: 79
Cause of death: Heart failure
5. Bob Marley ($18 million)
Died: May 11 1981, Miami, Florida
Age: 36
Cause of death: Cancer
6. Marilyn Monroe ($15 million)
Died: August 5 1962, Brentwood, California
Age: 36
Cause of death: Overdose
John Lennon earned $12 million 7. John Lennon ($12 million)
Died: December 8 1980, New York City
Age: 40
Cause of death: Murder
8. Albert Einstein ($10 million)
Died: April 18 1955, New Jersey
Age: 76
Cause of death: Natural causes
9. Bettie Page ($10 million)
Died: December 11 2008, Los Angeles California
Age: 85
Cause of death: Natural Causes
10. Theodor Geisel ($9 million)
Died: September 24 1991, La Jolla, California
Age: 87
Cause of death: Natural causes