Jaws art director Joe Alves was determined to prove a top-notch mechanical shark could be done. Of course this decision would come back to haunt Spielberg repeatedly throughout the shoot, but Alves was determined to prove a top-notch mechanical shark could be done.
The average Major League Soccer franchise is worth $103 million, according to a Forbes article from 2013. In 2008, the average team was worth $37 million and losing money. According to the Forbes article, the average MLS attendance in 2013 was 18,611 fans per game, more than the NBA and NHL. And 10 of the league's 19 teams are making a profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Of course, NBA players have the distinct advantage of playing in a league with just 12 players on each active roster, which means the total amount spent on player salaries, ranks just third in the world. Meanwhile, NFL players rank just sixth in the world with an average salary of $2.4 million. But with 53-man rosters, NFL teams pay their players a total of $4.1 billion, more than $330 million more than any other sports league.