Too Much Free Time

Too Much Free Time

by Mike Masnick




Lifestyles Of The Rich And Fictional

from the in-case-you-were-wondering dept

theodp writes "Ever wonder what a 95-year copyright term is worth to Disney? Plenty! According to Forbes, the top-ten earning fictional characters of 2003 grossed more than $25 billion - Mickey Mouse ($5.8B), Winnie the Pooh ($5.6B), Frodo ($2.9B), Harry Potter ($2.8B), Nemo ($2.0B), Yu-Gi-Oh ($1.6B), SpongeBob SquarePants ($1.5B), Spider-Man ($1.3B), Wolverine ($900M), and Pikachu ($825M). "

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