The movie equivalent of devs is probably set builders, prop builders, people working on visual effects, costume design and artistic makeup. These are highly ski

The movie equivalent of devs is probably set builders, prop builders, people working on visual effects, costume design and artistic makeup. These are highly skilled jobs, but these people are considered replaceable by the movie executives, and so are not paid millions. The same can be said for devs. If you want to be paid a lot, you have to convince people that you are not replaceable.