That could be painful for Polaroid if film sales do not pick up as a result.
There is no way to look at film sales as anything but good.
Kodak said the slowing economic growth was cutting into film sales.
But film sales in America provided the happiest surprise.
Of course, no one expects film sales to keep growing at a double-digit clip.
Analysts had expected film sales to post a decline.
Black and white may be a niche market in terms of total film sales, but these days it's getting plenty of attention.
Instant photography has had little or no growth in recent years, while conventional film sales have grown 5 to 10 percent a year.
Kodak said higher film sales and prices overseas were responsible for the gain.
Kodak is no longer losing a share of conventional film sales to Fuji.