Movie that went viral for terrible animation becomes China box office hit
2 sources·Updated August 17, 2026

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- Guardian International·10h ago‘Bad in every aspect’: low-tech animation Niu Lai trounces the Odyssey at Chinese box office
Commentary about the ‘so bad it’s good’ qualities of mother and son’s movie has driven people to see it at cinema A crude, low-tech animation about a cow and a skylark has become a sleeper hit at China’s box office, sitting alongside blockbusters such as The Odyssey and…
Read at Guardian International → - BBC World·18h agoMovie that went viral for terrible animation becomes China box office hit
Niu Lai's confusing plot and laughable animation quality has won ironic fans on the internet.
Read at BBC World →



