The yearly Forbes list of the top-earning dead
celebrities is released. After a year on spot
number 2, The King got again to the first
position. With an earning of $49 mil., there is
a big gap between the second on the list, John
Lennon ($44 mil.). It is remarkable that last
years number one, Kurt Cobain, does not even has
a place in the list anymore. The Nirvana lead
singer got the first place after his widow
Courtney Love sold all the rights to his music.
This years Top 10:
1. Elvis Presley ($49 mi.)
2. John Lennon ($44 mil.)
3. Charles Schultz ($35 mil.)
4. George Harrison ($22 mil.)
5. Albert Einstein ($18 mil.)
6. Andy Warhol ($16 mil.)
7. Dr. Seuss ($13 mil.)
8. Tupac Shakur ($9 mil.)
9. Marylin Monroe ($7 mil.)
10. Steve McQueen ($6 mil.)
Source: Forbes.com
Posted: 3rd. November 2007
