Michael Jackson has topped the list of the highest earning
dead celebrities. This is the third time in the past five years that the
top-earning celebrity in the world has come from the graveyard.
After being pushed into second place by Elizabeth Taylor
last year, Jackson, who died in 2009, was back on top with estimated earnings
of $160 million in the 12 months from October 2012 to 2013.
“He earned the bulk of his bucks from two Cirque du Soleil
shows, his Mijac Music catalog, recorded music sales and