Third-quarter profits atSony Pictures Entertainmentslid to $223 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Thats a nearly 21% decrease on a U.S. dollar basis versus thesimilar quarter the previous year.
The drag on operating income was a result of higher marketing costs for theatrical releases, Sony said.
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The full-year forecast in the Pictures segment remains unchanged from November.
In Music, earnings jumped 28% to 97.4 billion yen ($631 million).
