Michael Jackson Earned HOW MUCH Last Year?

Forbes magazine has issued their annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities and once again, Jacko is King.  His estate earned $140 million USD over the last year, putting him far, far ahead of Elvis who earned a paltry $55 million. The top ten looks like this:

1. Michael Jackson (died 2009): $140 million
2. Elvis Presley (1977): $55 million
3. Charles Schulz (2000): $40 million. (Insert joke re: “That’s not peanuts!” [Here])
4. Elizabeth Taylor (2011): $25 million
5. Bob Marley (1980): $20 million
6. Marilyn Monroe (1962): $17 million
7. John Lennon (1980): $12 million
8. Albert Einstein (1955): $11 million
9. Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) (1991): $9 million
10. Bruce Lee (1973): $9 million