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Michael Jackson Has Made 2.3B Since His Death

jackson-1.9998981 (FILES) US pop star and entertainer Michael Jackson preforms before an estimated audience of 60,000 in Brunei on July 16, 1996. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in on June 26 for the tortured music icon revered as the "King of Pop." AFP PHOTO/FRANCIS Sylvain (Photo credit should read FRANCIS Sylvain/AFP/Getty Images) (Michael Jackson, pictured in 1996. Francis Sylvain / AFP/Getty Images)

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Michael Jackson has earned more than $2.3 billion ($1.7 billion U.S.) in the decade since his death.

The staggering figure was revealed in documents filed in a Los Angeles court and obtained by The Blast.

“With the assistance of their counsel, the Executors have successfully rebuilt and enhanced Michael Jackson’s image,” the late King of Pop’s team wrote, “solidified the MJJ business as a significant entity in the entertainment industry, entered into and continue to enter into unprecedented business deals that have produced, and will in the future produce, significant revenues for the Estate.”

Jackson died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50.

According to Forbes, Jackson was the top-earning dead celebrity every year since his death, except for one.