Sony Group has upgraded its full-year earnings outlook after stronger results across its movie, gaming and music businesses, helped by the box office performance of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The Japanese company now expects net profit of about A$12 billion for the financial year ending March 2027, up 10 per cent from its previous forecast of around A$10.9 billion.

Sony also lifted its operating profit forecast to roughly A$16.9 billion from A$15.5 billion.

For the six months to September, net profit climbed 39 per cent to around A$7.15 billion, compared with approximately A$5.15 billion a year earlier. Operating profit rose 43 per cent to about A$9.84 billion, while revenue increased 9 per cent to approximately A$56.5 billion.

The July to September quarter was particularly strong, with operating profit rising 45 per cent to around A$5.62 billion and revenue increasing 10 per cent to about A$30.9 billion.

Sony’s Pictures business was one of the standout performers. Quarterly operating profit surged more than sixfold to approximately A$836 million, helped by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which has generated more than A$3.5 billion at the global box office.

The film also provided a lift beyond cinemas. Sony chief financial officer Lin Tao said sales of related game titles roughly doubled following the movie’s release, while Sony Music tracks featured in the film surpassed one billion cumulative streams.

Gaming remained another major contributor, with quarterly operating profit jumping 83 per cent to about A$1.99 billion. PlayStation software and network services continued to perform strongly, although hardware sales slowed.

Sony said higher memory costs had been offset through promotions, price changes and cost reductions, helping the company maintain hardware profitability at a similar level to the previous year.

The company has also secured supply agreements covering the components needed to support its expected hardware sales during the next financial year.

Sony’s image sensor business recorded a 12 per cent increase in quarterly operating profit despite lower sales, with the weaker yen providing some support.

The results highlight Sony’s growing reliance on intellectual property that can extend across movies, games and music, rather than depending on a single entertainment category.

Nintendo, by comparison, maintained its annual earnings guidance and expects net profit to fall 27 per cent to around A$2.8 billion for the year ending March.

Nintendo sold 6.49 million Switch 2 consoles in the first half, down 37 per cent from the previous year, while its intellectual property-related revenue rose 88 per cent to approximately A$566 million, helped by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.