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    Sony Quarterly Earnings Improve, Driven by Strong Showing at Film Unit

    TOKYO – Sony returned to the black in the third quarter, with operating income of $495 million (46.4 billion yen), compared to a loss double that size in the same period a year ago.

    Sales at Sony Pictures climbed just over 30 percent to $2.23 billion (208.9 billion yen), while income from the division jumped to $270 million on the back of a strong theatrical performance by Skyfall, as well as home entertainment revenue from The Amazing Spider-Man and Men in Black 3.

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