Latest in 3D Glasses

Men In Black 3 opens Friday and it’ll be on plenty of 3D screens despite disagreement between exhibitors and Sony Pictures Entertainment over who should pay for 3D glasses. Movie studios have been footing the bill for the glasses but Sony’s announcement last year that it would end payments with the release of MIB3 rank…

UPDATE, 6:40 AM: CEO Alan Stock made his comment in a conference call with analysts who asked what he’d do if Sony continues with its plan to stop paying for 3D glasses — leaving it to exhibitors to manage the expense. “We think the way the glasses model works in the U.S. is a great way to work it,” he said. He added…

The after-hours trades gave up the 9.5% gain in RealD shares on Wednesday before the market closed. And the strange thing is that earnings for fiscal 2Q were way ahead of forecasts: The 3D movie technology company had net income of $19.2M, up from a $4.2M loss in the period last year, on revenues of $88M, up 34.7%…

UPDATE, 1:30 PM: A Sony spokesman has just responded to NATO’s letter from this morning, essentially saying there has never been an agreement about who bears what costs for in the 3D biz — but we can talk about it anyway. There are constructive ways to deal with the cost of 3D glasses that will not adversely impact…