rankings for the \u2018highest paid dead celebrities\u2019 of the year so far<\/a>. <\/p>\nTop of the list is Michael Jackson, with an estimated $105m of earnings for his estate this year courtesy of streaming royalties but also five productions of MJ: The Musical and a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show. Jackson has topped Forbes\u2019 posthumous-stars chart in 13 of the 16 full calendar years since his death in 2009, with the publication estimating his estate\u2019s total earnings as $3.5bn over that period. <\/p>\n
This year\u2019s rankings saw Dr Seuss in second place with $85m of earnings through continued book sales, licensing and a Netflix partnership. Other late musicians to make the list include Pink Floyd\u2019s Rick Wright and Syd Barrett ($81m apiece this year), The Notorious B.I.G. ($80m), Miles Davis ($21m), Elvis Presley ($17m), Jimmy Buffet ($14m), Bob Marley ($13m) and John Lennon ($12m).<\/p>\n
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