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Aniplex USA to Debut 3rd Fate/stay night Heaven's Feel Film in U.S. Theaters on November 18

The official U.S. Twitter account of the Fate/stay night franchise announced on October 5 that the third film in the Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel film trilogy titled Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song will premiere in United States in theaters on November 18. Fathom Events will screen double features of the Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel and Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly films from November 14.

Cinema chains Cineworld and Regal are temporarily closing due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, but chains AMC Theaters and Cinemark will remain open.

The Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song film has sold 1,061,415 tickets for a total of 1,719,689,300 yen (about US$16.3 million) as of September 22. It is now the highest-grossing film in the trilogy.

The film opened in Japan on August 15, and debuted at #1 during the August 15-16 weekend. The film sold 270,000 tickets for 474,890,600 yen (about US$4.48 million) in its opening weekend. The film then reached the 1-billion-yen mark on August 25, seven days faster than the first film, and one day faster than the second film. The film received 4D screenings in 82 theaters in Japan starting on September 4.

Aniplex had originally scheduled the film for March 28 before announcing the first delay to April 25 just two days in advance on March 26. Aniplex then delayed the film again in April until further notice. The company cited the announcements by government officials and organizations to contain the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The first Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel film, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower, opened at #1 at the Japanese box office by both attendance and box office earnings in October 2017. The film sold a total of 980,000 tickets to earn 1.5 billion yen (about US$13.5 million).

The first film screened in the United States in November-December 2017. The film then screened in Canada in January 2018. The English dub of the first film debuted in theaters in the United States in June 2018. Aniplex of America released the film on Blu-ray Disc in November 2018.

The second film, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly, opened in January 2019. The film began playing in the United States and Canada in March 2019.

Thanks to Greg Nore for the news tip.

Source: Fate/stay night franchise's U.S. Twitter account