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.
The national estimates for this career have a mean hourly wage of $23.13 or yearly $48,110. On the low end it could be as little as $8.97 hourly or $18,650 a year. This is where most Illustrators out of college will start with the possible exception of those who are incredibly talented. Top artists and ones who have built a reputation can demand and often receive much higher wages, the top 90 percent average around $40.30 per hour or approximately $80,820 a year.