You ought to be kidding me...$481 a week for actors?!...me thinks it is more like $481 a minute.
Who ever thinks about their yearly income in terms of "per week?"
When I was working at Mac Donald's, I thought about my hourly wages.
When I became a professional, I thought about it in terms of a yearly salary.
Who thinks in terms of weekly wages?
"Actors: $481 a week?
You ought to be kidding me...$481 a week for actors?!...me thinks it is more like $481 a minute."
In addition to the Tom Cruises and Cameron Diaz's this figure probably also includes the many "actors" serving you drinks and bringing you food at restaurants throughout NYC and LA.
For most "actors" it is simply code for "waitress". The few that do make it increase this number dramatically.