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    Forbes Releases List of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

    Forbes.com just released their list of the top-earning dead celebrities for 2013, and Michael Jackson handily took the top spot.  READ: The Forbes List of Hollywood's Most Bankable Stars According to their analysts, Jackson earned $160 million dollars between June 2012 and June 2013. Most of the money comes from two Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil shows ("Immortal" and "One") and his co-ownership of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which owns the publishing rights to an enormous catalog of music including songs by The Beatles, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. So who else earns a huge chunk of posthumous money? Scoll down to see the next four runners-up, then head over to Forbes to find out who narrowly missed the Top 5.

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    Forbes Releases List of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

    Forbes.com just released their list of the top-earning dead celebrities for 2013, and Michael Jackson handily took the top spot.  READ: The Forbes List of Hollywood's Most Bankable Stars According to their analysts, Jackson earned $160 million dollars between June 2012 and June 2013. Most of the money comes from two Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil shows ("Immortal" and "One") and his co-ownership of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which owns the publishing rights to an enormous catalog of music including songs by The Beatles, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. So who else earns a huge chunk of posthumous money? Scoll down to see the next four runners-up, then head over to Forbes to find out who narrowly missed the Top 5.

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  • Elvis Presley, $55 Million
  • Charles Schulz, $37 Million
  • Elizabeth Taylor, $25 Million
  • Bob Marley, $18 Million