By RACHEL MCGRATH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM—
Michael Jackson’s still in the money! The late King Of Pop tops Forbes list of highest-paid dead celebrities with $825 million. Sale of singer’s remaining half share of Beatles music catalogue to Sony earned him $750 million
Runner-up on the Forbes list is Peanuts creator Charles Schulz with $48 million
David Bowie, Prince and Arnold Palmer who all passed away in 2016 also made the cut
Michael Jackson #1 @ $825 million!
He passed away seven years ago but Michael Jackson is still making money – and lots of it.
In 2016 the late King Of Pop earned a staggering $825 million, making him far and away the biggest dead celebrity earner of the year.
A long way back in second place in the Forbes list released on Wednesday is Peanuts creator Charles Schulz who earned $48 million. He died in 2009.
Schulz continues to rake in millions 16 years after his death mostly as a result of licensing revenue.
Forbes reported that the cartoonist’s earnings were boosted by the release of the 3-D Peanuts movie last year.
Number three: Golfing legend Arnold Palmer, pictured in 2014, was paid $40 million in 2016. He passed away age 87 on September 25. Golfer Arnold Palmer died on September 25 at the age of 87 and as a result is included in the list at number three, although obviously most of his $40 million in earnings were made while he was still alive.
Four, five and six: Elvis Presley continued to rake in $27 million, followed by Prince, who died in April, with $25 million and Bob Marley with $21 million
Number seven: Theodor ‘Dr. Seuss’ Geisel earned $20 million in 2016, 25 years after his death. The beloved author is pictured in 1957
Eight and nine: Beatle John Lennon, who was murdered 26 years ago, made $12 million this year while physicist Albert Einstein, who passed away in 1955, earned $11.5 million
Number 10: Original pin-up girl Bettie Page, pictured circa 1955, earned $11 million this year
Numbers 11 and 12: David Bowie, who died in April, earned $10.5 million, while Hollywood hellraiser and movie star Steve McQueen, who was 59 when he died in 1980, earned $9 million
Numbers 11 and 12: David Bowie, who died in April, earned $10.5 million, while Hollywood hellraiser and movie star Steve McQueen, who was 59 when he died in 1980, earned $9 million
Rounding out the Forbes list is Elizabeth Taylor, who died five years ago, at number 13 with $8 million. She’s pictured in her heyday in 1955
The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2016
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