By Yali Perez
The hype continues! Announced via the film’s official website, Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song has crossed the coveted 1 billion yen mark at the Japanese box office.
As of Tuesday’s closing, the film had sold 626,247 tickets, bringing the third film in the [Heaven’s Feel] trilogy’s total box office take to 1,016,893,900 yen (~$9.56 million USD).
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For additional context, this final film in the trilogy is the fastest to reach 1 billion yen, beating the second film, Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] II. lost butterfly, by one day, and the first film, Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] I. presage flower, by a full week.
This news comes after it was announced that the film will be available to view in 4D screenings in 82 theaters, starting September 4 in Japan, bringing an even more immersive experience to the stunning animation of the film!
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Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song debuted at the top spot during its opening weekend of August 15, selling 270,000 tickets for 474,890,600 yen (~$4.48 million).
The Fate/stay night series is adapted from a visual novel developed by TYPE-MOON and released in 2004. Since then, it has received numerous anime adaptations, including Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] which you can watch subbed and dubbed, right here on Funimation!