China’s first fully AI movie fails to generate an audience

Say what you will about the mother-and-son-crafted animated movie Niu Lai, but at least it brought a family together. It’s more than you can say about Sanxingdui: Future Past, the first fully AI-generated movie to open in China. No one—family, friend, or foe—is coming together over that slop. According to Cartoon Brew, the film made a staggering $181,000 since its October 23 opening.