{"id":2407085,"date":"2026-05-08T03:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2407085"},"modified":"2026-05-08T03:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:53:19","slug":"sony-pictures-entertainment-revenue-flat-for-fiscal-year-2025-at-9-9-billion-profit-takes-hit-from-shutdown-of-pixomondo-vfx-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sony-pictures-entertainment-revenue-flat-for-fiscal-year-2025-at-9-9-billion-profit-takes-hit-from-shutdown-of-pixomondo-vfx-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Pictures Entertainment Revenue Flat for Fiscal Year 2025 at $9.9 Billion, Profit Takes Hit From Shutdown of Pixomondo VFX Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Sony Pictures Entertainment revenue came in roughly flat for fiscal year 2025, as higher sales at its Crunchyroll anime streamer and the success of global blockbuster film \u201cDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u201d were offset by overall lower revenue from theatrical releases.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->For the year ended March 31, 2026, Sony Pictures Entertainment had sales of JPY1.499 trillion, about $9.92 billion, essentially flat. Its biggest hit of the year was anime movie \u201cInfinity Castle,\u201d which pulled in $741 million at the worldwide box office.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>More from Variety<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->SPE\u2019s operating income came in at JPY104.9 billion ($687 million), down 11%. That included about JPY27.1 billion in one-time charges due to \u201cimpairment losses against assets associated with Pixomondo, which operates VFX and virtual production businesses, and related shutdown costs.\u201d<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Excluding the charges for Pixomondo, Sony Pictures Entertainment\u2019s FY25 operating income on a yen basis increased approximately 13% year-over-year (and up 11% in U.S. dollars, to about $858 million).<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->For fiscal 2026, SPE is \u201cfocusing on creating and strengthening franchises\u201d with major releases slated to include \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d and \u201cJumanji: Open World.\u201d<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->In the March 2026 quarter, SPE revenue was up 14%, to JPY472.9 billion. A bright spot was Sony Pictures Animation\u2019s \u201cGOAT,\u201d an action-comedy from producer Stephen Curry about a small goat named Will who gets a chance to compete in pro \u201croarball.\u201d The kid-friendly movie banked $192 million at the global box office (and $103 million domestically) following its Feb. 13 wide release.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Overall, in the most recent quarter, the Japanese tech and media giant reported overall sales of\u00a0JPY3.036 trillion (up 8%) and net income of JPY83.1 billion (down 63%), including the impact of the Pixomodo-related charges.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Best of Variety<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Variety's Newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Variety&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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