Michael Jackson tops Forbes Highest-Earning Dead Celebrity listOctober 16, 2014 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Michael Jackson is still making a lot of money, 5 years since he passed away at 50 years old. The "Thriller" hitmaker tops Forbes' list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities of 2014 with $140 million in earnings over the last 12 months, thanks to his second posthumous album "Xscape" which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard Hot 200 chart in May this year, AceShowbiz said. Elvis Presley, with an estimated $55 million in earnings, lands at No. 2 on the list. The King of Rock and Roll earns from Graceland admissions, licensing and merchandizing and a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show. Cartoonist Charles Schulz who created the popular comic strip "Peanuts", brought in $40 million over the last year. Elizabeth Taylor follows next at No. 4 with $25 million from her perfume sales, and reggae singer Bob Marley trails behind with $20 million. Also making into the list are Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Steve McQueen and James Dean among other famous figures. The 13 late celebrities who rank on the list brought in a total of $363.5 million over the last 12 months. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |