The box-office success of ‘Sinners’ and ‘A Minecraft Movie’ helped the entertainment company to post a surprise profit.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) pushed higher in early trading after posting a mixed second quarter earnings report that featured revenue growth of 1.0% to $9.81 billion and a consensus-beating EPS mark of $0.

Warner Bros Discovery posted a surprise second-quarter profit on Thursday, as its subscriber based expanded from the international rollout of HBO Max and blockbuster hits like "A Minecraft Movie" boosted the studio unit.