{"id":92976,"date":"2026-05-08T06:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/sony-pictures-fy-sales-boosted-by-crunchyroll-but-flat-overall-due-to-pixomondo-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:26:32","slug":"sony-pictures-fy-sales-boosted-by-crunchyroll-but-flat-overall-due-to-pixomondo-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/sony-pictures-fy-sales-boosted-by-crunchyroll-but-flat-overall-due-to-pixomondo-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Pictures&#8217; FY Sales Boosted By Crunchyroll But Flat Overall Due To Pixomondo Shutdown\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSony Pictures Entertainment\u2019s full year sales were flat at around $9.917B for the year ending March 2026 as anime titles including <em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie \u2013 Infinity Castle<\/em> helped to offset a one-time loss due to the shutdown of VFX unit Pixomondo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAccording to results released in Tokyo on March 8, SPE\u2019s operating income decreased by 11% to $687M over the full financial year, mostly due to a non-recurring, non-cash impairment\u00a0related to winding down the Pixomondo business. Lower theatrical revenues outside of the Japanese anime segment also contributed to the decline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tExcluding the Pixomondo shutdown, operating income was up 11% in USD terms to $858M and increased by 13% in Yen terms to JPY132B, mostly due to the strength of the Crunchyroll business, although an increase in series deliveries in the television division also made a contribution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn addition to strong worldwide global theatrical revenues for <em>Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle<\/em>, Crunchyroll received a boost from paid subscriber growth. 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