15 celebrities whose posthumous income can only be envied

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Some of the heroes of our today's review passed away several decades ago, others left this world not so long ago, but at the same time, the heirs of celebrities continue to receive very decent incomes instead. Surprisingly, many of the currently living well-known and rather entrepreneurial stars cannot compare in terms of profitability to those who have long since departed.

Michael Jackson

The king of pop passed away 11 years ago, today he tops the list of the highest paid celebrities who are no longer with us. In 2018, his income was over $ 400 million. The bulk of Michael Jackson's profits then came from the sale of his stake in EMI Music Publishing. In 2019, his heirs were able to receive much less - only 60 million. The Mijac music catalog continues to bring in good money, and Jackson's revenues have increased by a new contract with Sony record, which releases new albums by the artist, which includes his old songs and compositions that were not previously included in any of his lifetime albums. The popular television project "Michael Jackson's Halloween" and the video game "Michael Jackson: The Experience", where Jackson's music sounds and his image is used.

Elvis Presley

Compared to Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley's income looks much more modest, only $ 40 million. It is worth noting that more than forty years have passed since Presley's death, and his albums continue to be sold. But the main profit for the heirs of the performer comes from the sale of tickets at his Graceland estate in Memphis. The singer's widow organized a kind of tourist center there, and the shopping and entertainment center that opened opposite the estate also turned out to be a very profitable business.

Arnold Palmer

The legendary American golfer passed away from a heart attack in September 2016, but the heirs to the star continue to profit from the sale of drinks and sports equipment under the Arnold Palmer name. During his lifetime, he became the first athlete in the history of world sports to exceed the $ 1 million wealth threshold. The posthumous annual income of a golfer is $ 30-35 million.

Charles Schultz

The renowned cartoonist who gave the world the Peanuts comic series featuring Charlie Brown and the adorable dog Snoopy passed away 20 years ago. But at the same time, he receives an annual income, which in 2017 amounted to $ 38 million, and in 2018 - $ 34 million. It is not surprising, because the heroes of the comics of the talented artist are still popular and loved.

Bob Marley

The most famous reggae musician has not been with us for almost 40 years, and microphones, headphones and even smoking accessories continue to be produced under his name. They are selling pretty well and have generated $ 23 million in revenue in 2018 alone. However, every year the profit of the heirs of the performer fluctuates around the amount of 20 million.

Dr. Seuss

The famous American children's writer and cartoonist passed away almost 30 years ago. His books are being successfully sold, enjoying constant popularity among young readers and their parents. At the same time, the author is still called the best-selling children's writer today, ahead of which only J. K. Rowling with her "Harry Potter", but she writes for a completely different age group of children. Almost five million Dr. Seuss books are sold each year and generate profits of $ 19-23 million in 12 months.

Hugh Hefner

Almost three years have passed since the departure of the founder of Playboy magazine, and Hugh Hefner's heirs continue to receive income in his place. True, they are simply selling off the property left after Hefner, for which they can earn a very good sum. So far, his annual income has been $ 15 million.

Marilyn Monroe

58 years ago, under rather mysterious circumstances, one of the most popular actresses of the mid-twentieth century passed away. The image of Marilyn Monroe has still not lost its appeal, and products using it (including Montblanc pens) continue to generate annual income of about $ 12-14 million.

Prince

The American singer and musician, who was a virtuoso guitarist, passed away in 2016 due to an accidental overdose of a powerful analgesic. But in the three years that have passed since the artist's death, his albums continue to sell and in 2018 alone brought his heirs income of $ 13 million.

John Lennon

The iconic performer, who died tragically in 1980, remains one of the most popular singers, and his albums are sold in millions of copies. At the same time, the profit from their sale is 12-14 million dollars per year.

Nipsey Hussle

The American rapper, who passed away a little over a year ago, secured all the copyright for his own works even the bet of his life. This suggests that his heirs will receive a very decent income. Last year it amounted to about $ 11 million.

XXXTentacion

Jacey Duane Ricardo Onfroy, a famous rapper who performed under the pseudonym XXXTentacion, was able to become a billionaire during his lifetime, whose income was $ 4 billion. After his death in 2018, the sales of the artist's albums increased 7 thousand times, and in a year the heirs of XXXTentacion received an income of $ 11 million.

Whitney Houston

The legendary singer was a highly paid star during her lifetime, but interest in her does not fade even after her untimely departure in 2012. But the compositions performed by her remain popular, and the copyright for them is actively sold and bought. In 2019, this brought in a tidy sum of $ 9.5 million.

Muhammad Ali

One of the most famous boxers in the world died in 2008 from septic shock, the cause of which has never been established. The image of Muhammad Ali continues to be used to this day in advertising for the Super Bowl, which allowed the boxer's heirs to receive an income of $ 8 million in one year alone.

Betty Page

The famous fashion model, who is still called the Pin-up style icon, passed away 12 years ago. But under her name, clothes, shoes, underwear, wigs and DVDs are still produced today. All this brings a very good income, amounting to about $ 7 million a year.

In the 1950s. the name Betty Page was known to everyone - she became famous as the most published model in the history of the United States. She was called the standard of beauty and one of the most desirable women of the twentieth century. Later, many Hollywood stars imitated her, and for many years nothing was heard about Betty Page herself, whose career lasted only 7 years. What happened to the "dark angel", where did she disappear at the peak of popularity and why did she find herself a permanent patient of a psychiatric clinic?