The series did not have success in film until Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, which ultimately won several awards for "best anime feature" and sold over 2.4 million copies within a year.
该系列在电影领域一直未有建树，直至《最终幻想VII：降临之子》的出现，本片最终在“最佳动画奖”中夺得多个奖项，并在一年之内售出超过240万份。