{
  "id": 16209052,
  "title": "China’s first AI film struggles to attract cinema audiences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/chinas-first-ai-film-struggles-to-attract-cinema-audiences",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-23T16:30:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1571281/chinas-first-ai-film-struggles-to-attract-cinema-audiences/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s first fully AI-generated feature film has received a lukewarm response after opening in cinemas on Friday. The science-fiction thriller, Sanxingdui: Future Past, faces weak ticket sales despite more than 10,000 scheduled screenings. Its early box-office performance has raised questions about audience demand for AI-generated cinema. Ticketing platform Maoyan reported presale revenue of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}