China's first AI hyper-realistic theatrical film opens: 90% cheaper production, weak $30K debut
智东西 · wechat · 2026-10-24
"Sanxingdui: Future Chronicles," China's first AI hyper-realistic film with a theatrical release license, opened to just 301,500 yuan on day one (forecast total: 2.08M yuan). Made with Shengshu's Vidu and Bona's AIGMS pipeline, the 100-minute zero-actor film took two years and 1.2M+ base images, with a near-100-person crew across 17 crafts. Production cost was tens of millions of yuan — roughly 90% below comparable live-action sci-fi. Context: Mango TV's AI drama hit 600M streams, iQIYI plans 40+ AIGC films in 2026, and Netflix says 300 titles already use generative AI in production.
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