The first AI full-process film to receive the Dragon Label, "Sanxingdui: Future Past," has been released, with a box office of 402,000 yuan in two days
On October 23, "Sanxingdui: Future Past," the first domestic AI full-process theatrical feature film to obtain a public screening license from the China Film Administration, was officially released, grossing a cumulative 402,000 yuan over its first two days in theaters. The film is a sci-fi animated movie that underwent two years of technical development, generated more than 1.2 million base images in total, and went through over a hundred full-film iterations; all characters in the film are original digital figures, and AI creation notices are added. Chief producer Jiang Defu said that large-scale scenes that previously cost several million yuan can now be realized with AI technology, and that another AI film project, "Off-Plan: Guanghan Operation," has already been launched.
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The first domestic AI full-process feature film to obtain a public screening license has entered theaters, with a box office of 402,000 yuan in two days, serving as a sample for observing the starting point of AI film commercialization.
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On October 23, China's first AI full-process theatrical feature film to obtain a public screening license (commonly known as the "Dragon Mark") from the China Film Administration, "Sanxingdui: Future Past," was officially released.
On the morning of the 24th, China News Service's Jingweiwang found through the Maoyan Professional Edition that "Sanxingdui: Future Past" had accumulated 402,000 yuan in box office over two days of release.
As the first domestic work to bring an AI-produced hyper-realistic feature film into the theatrical release system, the film has drawn attention across the internet since its release date was announced. It places ancient Shu civilization and a future crisis on the same screen through hyper-realistic imagery, creating a new category of science fiction film in which ancient civilization and the future mirror each other.
This film is a science fiction animated movie. It tells of future humans receiving an incomplete and mysterious space warning that can only be completed by gathering six Sanxingdui artifacts. While following clues, Jiang Cheng and his partner uncover the secret of female astronaut Xiling's journey through ancient Shu, demonstrating Sanxingdui's place in the origins of world civilization and the unified yet diverse structure of Chinese civilization.
It is understood that the creative lineage of this AI "big movie," soon to be released in theaters, can be traced back to the first season of the AI science fiction short series "Sanxingdui: Future Revelation," which launched in July 2024. After launching on Douyin, the short series accumulated nearly 200 million views, laying a solid market foundation and providing technical validation for the film version.
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"The visual effects are very good, beyond expectations. The films of the future will enter a new era."
The film underwent two years of technical development, generated more than 1.2 million base images in total, and went through more than a hundred full-film iterations, using hyper-realistic imagery to fuse ancient Shu civilization with future science fiction. All characters in the film are original digital figures, and the film specially adds AI creation notices, indicating that the entire film's visuals and part of its sound were generated by AI.
Jiang Defu, CEO of Bona and chief producer of "Sanxingdui: Future Past," told reporters that in the past, massive spectacle shots cost several million yuan per shot and required overseas production. Now, with AI technology, they can be achieved easily, and another AI film project, "Plan Ex: Guanghan Operation," has already been launched.
(Source: China News Service's Jingweiwang) Middle of the body Embedded advertisement