Top 10 highest paid dead celebrities

Some celebrities are making money even after their death. Here is the list of top 10 highest paid celebrities.

Michael Jackson

American singer-songwriter and dancer Michael Joseph Jackson, also known as 'King of Pop', is the top-earning celebrity making $ 400 million posthumously. Earnings include publishing rights, which brought in over $2.4 million and Jackson’s merchandising arm, Triumph International, which raked in $18.8 million.

John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon was an English singer, songwriter and peace activist who co-founded 'The Beatles', the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. Lennon was shot dead in 1980 at the age of 40. He has a worth of $12 million posthumously. Between his solo work and his Beatles oeuvre, Lennon continues to sell nearly two million albums annually.

Prince

Prince, a musician and an actor, died in 2016 at the age of 57 due to overdose. He has a worth of $13 million posthumously. His albums are in demand, selling a quarter-million physical albums over the past 12 months.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer famous for playing comic 'blonde bombshell' characters. Monroe died in 1962 at the age of 36, due to overdose. Marilyn has a worth of $ 14 million posthumously. Marilyn has a new licensing deal this year including Montblanc pens.

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher and lifestylist. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of 'Playboy' magazine. Hefner died in 2017 at the age of 91. Posthumously, he earns $15 million. The 'Playboy' founder's heirs sold the remaining portion of his estate for an estimated $35 million last year, getting more than a third up front.

Dr Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American children's author, political cartoonist, and animator. Also known by the pen name Dr Seuss, he died in 1991 at the age of 87. He has a worth of $ 16 million. The good doctor sold 4.8 million books last year.

Bob Marley

Robert Nesta Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by blending elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady as well as forging a smooth and distinctive voice and songwriting style. Marley died in 1981 due to skin cancer at the age of 36. He was worth $ 23 million posthumously by the sale of products including headphones and Marley Natural cannabis and smoking accessories.

Charles Schulz

Charles Schulz, an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip 'Peanuts' died in 2000 at the age of 77. His worth posthumously is $ 34 million. DHX Media paid $345 million in 2017 to get 80 per cent of the Peanuts business previously owned by Iconix.

Arnold Palmer

'King of Golf' Arnold Palmer earns $ 35 million posthumously. He died in 2016 at the age of 87. More than 400 stores sell Arnold Palmer-branded apparel in Asia. There is also new addition to the Arnold Palmer beverage line -- an alcoholic version made in conjunction with MolsonCoors.

Elvis Presley

American singer, musician, and actor Elvis Presley, who died at the age of 42, makes $ 40 million posthumously. Elvis' albums are still selling in markets but the bulk of the money comes from tickets to Graceland and a new $45 million entertainment complex called Elvis Presley’s Memphis.