I Know What You Made Last Summer

They say there’s no business like show business. But it turns out that when it comes to money in Hollywood, art really does imitate life. A very few folks at the top make a ton of dough while the rest of the industry suffers the reality of reality show salaries. From Robert Downey’s Jr’s Iron Man gold to the hourly pay of an agent’s assistant to the day rate of the average on-screen cat, The Hollywood Reporter reveals what you can expect to earn if you try to make it in a biz where Crystal the monkey makes twice as much as the average actor (and probably has a better parking spot in the studio lot).

+ Should Jennifer Lawrence have an IPO for herself?

+ The split between the haves and have-nots is one the the world’s recurring storylines. And like most sequels, each version seems to get bigger — and worse — than the one before. The Economist sums up the trend: “Vast wealth is being created without many workers; and for all but an elite few, work no longer guarantees a rising income.”

+ In 1992, the Walton family’s net worth was equivalent to the net worth of every person Atlanta. Want to apply a similar filter to their current net worth? You’re gonna need a bigger city.