China’s first AI film hits cinemas but ticket sales lag

Hong Kong Free Press · 2026/10/23 上午4:55:01

China’s first fully AI-generated feature film opens in cinemas on Friday, in what promises to be a tough box-office test for the country’s booming tech industry as advance ticket sales lag. More than 10,000 screenings of “Sanxingdui: Future Past”, a sci-fi thriller, are scheduled for Friday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan. However, public reception has […]