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.
Assuming 2,080 hours of a work a year, this translates to an average annual income of $48,690 a year. Graphic designers in the top 10 percent made more than $77,370, and workers in the bottom 10 percent made less than $26,210. Fifty percent of all graphic designers earned annual incomes between $33,410 and $59,410.