Rob Arthur

Founder & Partner at Entertainment Solution Services Ltd. Rob has extensive cinema business development experience in the UK and International Markets.

[Rob Arthur @RobArthur]

Reading Biscuit Factory 'temporarily' closed amid licensing issues https://t.co/I1PPlrf7ci #cinema

[Screen International @Screendaily]

BREAKING: The new Universal Studios UK theme park has a name - Universal United Kingdom Resort.

Universal and the UK government have committed over £7.3bn in investment to the resort, which is scheduled to open in 2031 - full details: https://t.co/XcEJ1D7EgO

[Variety @Variety]

Universal’s U.K. Theme Park Reveals Name, Gets $8 Billion-Plus Commitment From Comcast as British Government Pledges Major Infrastructure Support https://t.co/tuFxK3GEup

[Save Your Cinema @SaveYourCinema]

IPIC Pasadena will be permanently shutting down on Friday.

[Save Your Cinema @SaveYourCinema]

Breaking: @BlueFox_Ent will take over Ipic Westwood starting on Friday. They are new to operating movie theaters. I wish them luck! Expect a name change.

[Screen International @Screendaily]

Vue lays off several senior staff ahead of expected sale or flotation https://t.co/9hxzQGOQC9

[Screen International @Screendaily]

Academy launches “Michelin Guide” for cinemas https://t.co/BtP8VQ8eQj

[IndieWire @IndieWire]

The Academy Will Vote on the 50 Best Movie Theaters in the World https://t.co/zynJNF2Kch

[Rob Arthur @RobArthur]

@tirnaog_09 MON and the coaching staff know the club dynamics. Let’s avoid more disruption and hit the ground running next season.

[Bloomberg @business]

Paramount stretched, then stretched, then stretched again in its audacious $110 billion takeover bid for Warner Bros. https://t.co/Ree3kVebA0

[Save Your Cinema @SaveYourCinema]

The George Lucas Museum Cinema. Opening in September. It’s being described as the “finest” cinema in America. I can’t wait 🙌

[Variety @Variety]

Universal Music Group has officially rejected Bill Ackman’s $64B takeover bid.

The Board concluded that the proposed deal "is not in the best interests of UMG, its shareholders, artists, songwriters, employees and other stakeholders."

https://t.co/Cqe7Ty15Er

[Variety @Variety]

Imax is the hottest brand in movies. Why is it for sale?

• Analysts believe Imax is hoping to expand its global footprint while the brand is hotter than ever at the box office

• There’s also frustration that Wall Street hasn’t fully valued the company’s momentum

• Imax stock jumped toward $40 a share after news of a potential sale broke, after spending much of 2025 hovering in the $20 range

https://t.co/i9QGTz4pR6

[Boxoffice Pro @BoxOffice]

AMC Theatres and ODEON Cinemas Welcome More Than 5 Million Moviegoers Globally Over Memorial Day Weekend https://t.co/m5P9Ef2FCc

[Lucas Shaw @Lucas_Shaw]

The summer box office is expected to hit its highest mark since 2019, buoyed by a steady stream of major blockbusters.

Whether there will be as many appealing titles going forward -- or as many titles period -- remains unclear.

[Lucas Shaw @Lucas_Shaw]

The movie business has been lurching from one existential crisis to another since the pandemic.

This year, for the first time in seven years, people feel... hopeful?

@tgbuckley

https://t.co/2afvSwkxZm

[Adam Aron @CEOAdam]

Whoopee, huzzah.

AMC and Odeon theatres attracted more than 5 million guests globally. Biggest domestic weekend of 2026 so far for AMC. The Mandalorian and Grogu was the FIFTH movie to open above $75 million domestically in the last two months.

https://t.co/yoofnYl13M

[Rob Arthur @RobArthur]

@Handre @LukeJohnsonRCP “Positive non-intervention” by the Finance Secretary…https://t.co/UdzjzQbkka

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

Imax Takeover: Wall Street Speculates on Who May Bid https://t.co/2YQ8oXa2mz

[EmpireCity Box Office @EmpireCityBO]

Entire market cap of @IMAX is $1.8b....