These were subsequently bought and taken over by UCI. In 1995, AMC pioneered the first North American megaplex, a theater that can accommodate thousands, when it opened the AMC Grand 24 in Dallas, Texas â the first megaplex in the world had been built by European chain Kinepolis in 1988.
Average Salary. Artists in the Fine Arts sector earn an average annual salary of $57,400, or $27.60 an hour according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This average includes illustrators in the newspaper, periodical, book and directory publishing industry.
For example the median expected annual pay for a typical Cartoonist / Animator in the United States is $50,387, so 50% of the people who perform the job of Cartoonist / Animator in the United States are expected to make less than $50,387. Source: HR Reported data as of March 31, 2017.