Michael Jackson has made $1 billion since death

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Since his death nearly one year ago, Michael Jackson has generated more than $1 billion in revenue.

Through interviews with industry experts and by doing its own number-crunching, Billboard has examined the various revenue streams that have flowed into the Jackson estate in the past 12 months to come up with the figure.

Among the sales: Albums have generated $383 million, digital downloads have brought in $34 million, ringtones rang up another $5 million, film and TV projects account for $392 million and there is also money coming from music publishing, licensing, touring and other deals.

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