China's first fully AI-generated film earns only 1.7 million yuan at the box office
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China's first fully AI-generated film, "Sanxingdui: Future Past," has earned only 1.7 million yuan at the box office, with the producers saying the production cost reached tens of millions of yuan. The film's visuals and some sound effects were generated by AI, and editing was completed by humans. Beijing film critic Yu Yaqin believes the reason for the film's failure is that "the movie isn't good." But industry insiders expect that, because investors value it, AI films will continue to be produced.
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The Guardian reports that Sanxingdui: Future Past, China's first fully AI-generated film, earned just 1.7m yuan (£191,000) at the box office despite costing "tens of millions" to make, with all visuals and some sound effects created by AI and editing done by humans. Despite the flop, film industry workers say investors believe AI films are the future because they can be far cheaper, and one state media commentary said the film may go down in cinematic history as the starting point of what came next.
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