LOS ANGELES: King of Pop Michael Jackson has been named Forbes magazine's highest-earning dead celebrity for the second year in a row.
Publication researchers claim projects linked directly to the 'Thriller' hitmaker pulled in $ 140 million over the last 11 months, in part due to his second posthumous album release, Xscape.
His ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley's father Elvis Presley comes in at two on the list with an estimated $ 55 million in earnings, and Charles Schulz, the man behind the Peanuts cartoons, is third.
Elizabeth Taylor, who kept Jackson off the top in 2012, is now fourth, while reggae legend Bob Marley rounds out on the top five.
According to Forbes, he made almost three times as much as perennial list topper Elvis Presley, who made a relatively paltry $55 million in earnings over the same 12-month period.
Jackson's estate made a fortune on the back of his second posthumous album release Xscape, which went straight in at number two in the charts.
His profile was further bolstered by a holographic performance on stage at the Billboard Music Awards.
Also Read: Prankster Abhishek Bachchan Strikes Farah's Twitter Account
Stephen Collins' Website Taken Down Post Child Molestation Allegation
Magazine : 
