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.
But this figure accounts for all graphic designers, regardless of experience. The Creative Group, a national recruitment agency for interactive, design and marketing talent, estimates that entry-level graphic designers make closer to $36,500, or $17.55 per hour, on the low end,to as much as $50,750, or $24.40 per hour, on the high end.