{
  "id": 1686877,
  "title": "What is Niu Lai? The 'worst' Chinese film beating Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day at box office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/what-is-niu-lai-the-worst-chinese-film-beating-odyssey-and-spider-man",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T09:17:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/what-is-niu-lai-the-worst-chinese-film-beating-odyssey-and-spider-man-brand-new-day-at-box-office-1.500644509"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There is a special kind of chaos that only the internet can manufacture: the accidental blockbuster. Every few years, some scrappy, threadbare, barely-competent piece of media gets discovered, mocked mercilessly online, and then, instead of dying in a bargain bin, gets carried to glory by the very people laughing at it. This summer, China has produced its purest specimen yet: an 86-minute…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}