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Japani Electronics and entertainment giant Sony has reported a 7 percent rise in profit for the July-September quarter compared to the previous year, prompting the company to raise its full-year forecast, mainly due to the hit film. demon slayer,
The strong performance of the anime film was cited as a significant contributor to this increase, becoming not only the highest-grossing film of the year. anime film ever worldwide but also The greatest Japanese film of all time.
The Tokyo-based PlayStation console maker’s July-September profit rose to 311 billion yen (£1.6 billion), from 291.8 billion yen in the same period last year.
Favorable results in Sony Corp’s streaming services, music business and computer chips division also boosted the figures. Quarterly sales rose 5 per cent in the period to 3.1 trillion yen (£16.5 billion).
Sony is now forecast to have a profit of 1.05 trillion yen (£5.6 billion) for the fiscal year ending in March, up from its earlier forecast of 970 billion yen (£5.2 billion).
The company reported a profit of 1.07 trillion yen in the last fiscal year.
Income growth from Sony’s mobile phone sensors further contributed to the positive financial results. While the company acknowledged that Donald Trump’s tariffs took a 30 billion yen (£160 million) impact on operating income for the financial year, this negative impact was largely offset by stronger revenues. demon slayer,
anime movie Infinity CastleThe first of a planned trilogy, based on an arc of the popular 2016 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba By Koyohuhuhuuue.
The manga series follows a young boy named Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko Kamado when they find that their family has been killed by demons. It follows the pair as they set out on a quest to fight demons and save Nezuko from a curse.
a previous film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen TrainWas Released in 2020 and performed very well critically and commercially.
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Distributed by Sony-owned Crunchyroll and produced on a budget of $20m (£14.82m), Infinity Castle It debuted at number 1 at the US and Canada box office, earning $17.3 million (£12.8 million) in its second weekend, setting the record for the biggest anime debut ever in the region. Earns a whopping $70 million (£51.8 million) When it was released on September 12, according to multiple US outlets.