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.
Salary by State. Mean annual wage figures for computer animators vary by state, according to the May 2009 figures from the BLS. The highest paying state is California at $76,010 with total employment of 9,440.nimation Guild. The average salary for a 3D animator is $1,565.82 per week as of 2010, with the highest reported figure at $2,836.36 per week, according to the Animation Guild.