Here Are The Highest Paid Dead Celebrities For 2021 Are...

Forbes is back with a Halloween-appropriate take on their Highest-Paid Celebrities list. The magazine has named the Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities of 2021, and Michael Jackson has been bumped from the top spot.

Instead, British author Roald Dahl is on top, with earnings of $513-million. The creator of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” enjoyed plenty of success while he was alive, but his fortune grew a ton after his death, especially after Netflix shelled out $648-million to acquire the Roald Dahl Story Company last year.

The second spot now belongs to Prince with $120-million thanks to the deal his siblings made to sell 43-percent of his estate, including his catalog, to music publishing and management company Primary Wave. Altogether, the earnings of dead celebrities this year reached $960-million – nearly $1-billion! – which is triple the amount of last year. Check out the top ten list below and the full list HERE.

Top 10 Highest Paid Dead Celebrities of 2021

Roald Dahl – $513-million

Prince – $120-million

    Michael Jackson – $75-million

    Charles Shulz – $40-million

    Dr. Seuss – $35-million

    Bing Crosby – $33-million

    Elvis Presley – $30-million

    Arnold Palmer – $27-million

    Gerry Goffin – $9-million

    Luther Vandross– $21-million

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