India, June 14 -- There is a lot of money in showbiz. The richest celebrities today are billionaires, some rivalling business tycoons with their massive wealth. These top celebs earn hundreds of millions of dollars each year through their films, music, endorsements, and business investments. But what if we were to tell you that the highest-paid of them all has been dead for 16 years and is still bringing in $600 million a year?

Forbes came out with its annual list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities recently. The 2024 list was topped yet again by Michael Jackson. The pop icon, who died in 2009 at age 50, has been consistently raking in millions of dollars each year through the continued sale of his music. But 2024 was a windfall...