On August 6, Sony rose 3.83% overnight, trading at $23.3/share, with turnover of $4,630.05.
On the news front, Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: Brand New Day delivered a massive North American opening weekend box office of $355 million, with preview ticket sales setting an all-time record of $72 million. IMAX announced an expansion of the film's screening scale across its North American network following the movie's strong debut in China, Japan, and South Korea, where it generated a combined $23 million in IMAX ticket sales during opening weekend.
Additionally, the company's fiscal Q1 results significantly exceeded expectations, with operating profit surging 40% year-over-year to 476.5 billion yen, far surpassing the consensus estimate of 361 billion yen. Net income rose 32% to 342.2 billion yen, while revenue increased 8.2% to 2.838 trillion yen. The company raised its full-year operating profit guidance to 1.72 trillion yen from 1.60 trillion yen and lifted annual dividends to 35 yen per share. Music division sales grew 21%, leading overall segment performance.
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