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Japan's Square profit outlook hit by film | |
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| Time: 17:44 EST/22:44 GMT | News Source: Reuters | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Japan-based Square said this morning that lower than expected revenue from its Final Fantasy film is likely to put it in the red for the current business year. The company said it would book a cost of up to 13.9 billion yen ($115.5 million) due to the movie's poor showing. Square would announce a revised earnings estimate for the first half and full year to March 31 after assessing revenue from the movie, a company spokesman said during a news conference. Final Fantasy, a computer-generated movie version of the company's popular role-playing video game, has run since July 11 worldwide and since September 15 in Japan. Revenue from the movie in the core U.S. market has fallen short of the company's targeted $80-90 million, with sales standing at around $30 million. Demand in Japan also looked weak, with a company representative adding that this was the company's first and last foray into the movie business. Square's revenue growth has been highly dependent on the Final Fantasy series of computer games, of which more than 30 million copies have been sold worldwide since 1987. Through the science fiction film, Square had hoped to expand its business base and achieve more stable profits. | ||
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