These are the highest paid dead celebrities of 2018

by Tracy Mutinda

12 December 2018 - 17:28

It's quite crazy how someone who has died still makes lotsa money. What many people don't know is that, even if they are dead, their projects, movies or even music still sell and people resonate with that.

has released the list of highest paid dead celebrities of 2018 and the list is quite shocking.

Check it out below;

1. Michael Jackson

$400 million
Musician
Died: June 25, 2009
Age: 50
Cause: Overdose/Homicide
Jackson’s posthumous roll continues, bringing in $287 million recently from the sale of his estate’s stake in EMI Music Publishing to Sony.

2. Elvis Presley

$40 million
Musician, Actor
Died: August 16, 1977
Age: 42
Cause: Heart Attack
He still moves more than 1 million albums every year, but the bulk of the King’s coin comes from tickets to Graceland and a new $45 million entertainment complex called Elvis Presley’s Memphis.

3. Arnold Palmer

$35 million
Athlete
Died: September 25, 2016
Age: 87
Cause: Heart disease
There’s a new addition to the Arnold Palmer beverage line: an alcoholic version made in conjunction with MolsonCoors.

4. Charles Schulz

$34 million
Cartoonist
Died: February 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon Cancer
Snoopy sure is one pedigreed beagle: DHX Media paid $345 million in 2017 to get 80% of the Peanuts business previously owned by Iconix.

5. Bob Marley

$23 million
Musician
Died: May 11, 1981
Age: 36
Cause: Cancer

6. Dr. Seuss

$16 million
Author
Died: September 24, 1991
Age: 87
Cause: Cancer
The good doctor sold 4.8 million books last year.

7. Hugh Hefner

$15 million
Media Mogul
Died: September 27, 2017
Age: 91
Cause: Cardiac arrest
The Playboy founder got lucky one last time when his heirs sold the remaining portion of his estate for an estimated $35 million last year, getting more than a third up front.

8. Marilyn Monroe

$14 million
Actor
Died: August 5, 1962
Age: 36
Cause: Overdose
Marilyn is back on the list this year thanks to new licensing deals, including Montblanc pens.

9. Prince

$13 million
Musician, Actor
Died: April 21, 2016
Age: 57
Cause: Overdose
The Purple One is rolling in green, having sold a quarter-million physical albums over the past 12 months.

10. John Lennon

$12 million
Musician
Died: December 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Homicide
Between his solo work and his Beatles oeuvre, Lennon continues to sell nearly 2 million albums annually.

11. XXXTentacion

$11 million
Musician
Died: June 18, 2018
Age: 20
Cause: Homicide
No dead musician—and few living ones—clocked more streaming spins than XXXTentacion last year. The rapper, who had domestic-violence charges pending when he died, racked up 4 billion streams.

12. Muhammad Ali

$8 million
Athlete
Died: June 3, 2016
Age: 74
Cause: Septic shock
A Tag Heuer deal and a settlement with Fox Broadcasting over a Super Bowl ad that used Ali’s image lands the Greatest of All Time on our list for the first time.

13. Bettie Page

$7 million
Model
Died: December 11, 2008
Age: 85
Cause: Natural causes
The classic pinup’s allure has been turned into clothing, shoes, handbags, lingerie, wigs and even a fitness DVD.

These are the highest paid dead celebrities of 2018

1. Michael Jackson $400 million Musician Died: June 25, 2009 Age: 50 Cause: Overdose/Homicide Jackson’s posthumous roll continues, bringing in $287 million recently from the sale of his estate’s stake in EMI Music Publishing to Sony.

2. Elvis Presley $40 million Musician, Actor Died: August 16, 1977 Age: 42 Cause: Heart Attack He still moves more than 1 million albums every year, but the bulk of the King’s coin comes from tickets to Graceland and a new $45 million entertainment complex called Elvis Presley’s Memphis.

3. Arnold Palmer $35 million Athlete Died: September 25, 2016 Age: 87 Cause: Heart disease There’s a new addition to the Arnold Palmer beverage line: an alcoholic version made in conjunction with MolsonCoors.

4. Charles Schulz $34 million Cartoonist Died: February 12, 2000 Age: 77 Cause: Colon Cancer Snoopy sure is one pedigreed beagle: DHX Media paid $345 million in 2017 to get 80% of the Peanuts business previously owned by Iconix.

5. Bob Marley $23 million Musician Died: May 11, 1981 Age: 36 Cause: Cancer

6. Dr. Seuss $16 million Author Died: September 24, 1991 Age: 87 Cause: Cancer The good doctor sold 4.8 million books last year.

7. Hugh Hefner $15 million Media Mogul Died: September 27, 2017 Age: 91 Cause: Cardiac arrest The Playboy founder got lucky one last time when his heirs sold the remaining portion of his estate for an estimated $35 million last year, getting more than a third up front.

8. Marilyn Monroe $14 million Actor Died: August 5, 1962 Age: 36 Cause: Overdose Marilyn is back on the list this year thanks to new licensing deals, including Montblanc pens.

9. Prince $13 million Musician, Actor Died: April 21, 2016 Age: 57 Cause: Overdose The Purple One is rolling in green, having sold a quarter-million physical albums over the past 12 months.

10. John Lennon $12 million Musician Died: December 8, 1980 Age: 40 Cause: Homicide Between his solo work and his Beatles oeuvre, Lennon continues to sell nearly 2 million albums annually.

11. XXXTentacion $11 million Musician Died: June 18, 2018 Age: 20 Cause: Homicide No dead musician—and few living ones—clocked more streaming spins than XXXTentacion last year. The rapper, who had domestic-violence charges pending when he died, racked up 4 billion streams.

12. Muhammad Ali $8 million Athlete Died: June 3, 2016 Age: 74 Cause: Septic shock A Tag Heuer deal and a settlement with Fox Broadcasting over a Super Bowl ad that used Ali’s image lands the Greatest of All Time on our list for the first time.

13. Bettie Page $7 million Model Died: December 11, 2008 Age: 85 Cause: Natural causes The classic pinup’s allure has been turned into clothing, shoes, handbags, lingerie, wigs and even a fitness DVD.

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