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Chinese Cartoon So Bad You Have to See It Becomes Box Office Hit

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 19 August 2026, 04:15 UTC By Bloomberg News 1 min read
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A low-budget cartoon about a calf has become an unlikely box-office sensation in China, turning online ridicule into millions of dollars in ticket sales and sparking a debate over the merits of crude animation in the age of polished AI-generated entertainment.

A low-budget cartoon about a calf has become an unlikely box-office sensation in China, turning online ridicule into millions of dollars in ticket sales and sparking a debate over the merits of crude animation in the age of polished AI-generated entertainment.
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