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Sony Pictures Entertainment’s afloat twelvemonth income were level astatine astir $9.917B for nan twelvemonth ending March 2026 arsenic anime titles including Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie – Infinity Castle helped to offset a one-time nonaccomplishment owed to nan shutdown of VFX portion Pixomondo.
According to results released successful Tokyo connected March 8, SPE’s operating income decreased by 11% to $687M complete nan afloat financial year, mostly owed to a non-recurring, non-cash impairment related to winding down nan Pixomondo business. Lower theatrical revenues extracurricular of nan Japanese anime conception besides contributed to nan decline.
Excluding nan Pixomondo shutdown, operating income was up 11% successful USD position to $858M and accrued by 13% successful Yen position to JPY132B, mostly owed to nan spot of nan Crunchyroll business, though an summation successful bid deliveries successful nan tv section besides made a contribution.
In summation to beardown worldwide world theatrical revenues for Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, Crunchyroll received a boost from paid subscriber growth. The studio’s theatrical hits besides included GOAT, 28 Years Later and Japanese anime title Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.
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