Top Ten World's Highest Earning Fictional Characters
Monday, January 14, 2008
Here's a list of the top ten world's highest earning fictional characters. Now you might wonder how on earth did they get such big money. :)
The earnings are based on worldwide revenue related to toy merchandising, videogame sales, publishing and box-office earnings, and DVD/VHS sales and rentals.Link
1. Mickey Mouse (Walt Disney) $5.8 billion
2. Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne) $5.6 billion
3. Frodo Baggins (J.R.R. Tolkein) $2.9 billion
4. Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling) $2.8 billion
5. Nemo (Andrew Stanton) $2 billion
6. Yu-Gi-Oh! (Kazuki Takahashi) $1.6 billion
7. SpongeBob SquarePants (Steve Hillenberg) $1.5 billion
8. Spider-Man (Stan Lee and Steve Ditko) $1.3 billion
9. Wolverine (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) $900 million
10. Pikachu (Satoshi Tajiri) $825 million
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