Key takeaways
China's first fully AI-generated feature film, Sanxingdui: Future Past, opened in cinemas with weak advance ticket sales and low box-office forecasts. The production cost over 10 million yuan, significantly exceeding the projected revenue.
- Presale revenue reached 80,000 yuan, with total box-office takings forecast to stay below 150,000 yuan.
- The film cost more than 10 million yuan to produce, involving nearly 100 people over two years.
- Bona Film Group CEO acknowledged the lukewarm reception but emphasized the film's pioneering status in AI cinema.
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BEIJING, Oct 23 — 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 the sci-fi thriller Sanxingdui: Future Past are scheduled for Friday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan.
Presale revenue as of Friday morning stood at 80,000 yuan (US$11,980, RM48,878), while total box-office takings were forecast to remain below 150,000 yuan (RM91,650), only a fraction of the reported production cost, according to Maoyan.
Ticket prices range from 20 to 90 yuan (RM12 to RM55), bringing the number sold to a few thousand at most.
