Square Pictures, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a computer-animated film division of Square In 1997, they began work on a feature CG film based on Final Fantasy. In addition there were rumors of movie adaptations of Transformers and EverQuest. In 2000, the film was revealed as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The movie was released on July 11, 2001, but was not met with critical acclaim. The film brought in a significantly lower than expected box office return of $80 million. As the film's budget was close to $130 million without marketing, it was considered a box-office bomb. This catastrophic loss led to the Square Pictures dissolving.
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