China’s “Worst” Movie Became a $4 Million Hit — And Nobody Can Explain It

China’s “Worst” Movie Became a $4 Million Hit — And Nobody Can Explain It

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73 Video Views·Aug 22, 2026  #NiuLai #ChineseMovies #ViralMovie

A homemade cartoon made by one guy and his mom was basically dead after 10 days.

Then the internet discovered how unbelievably rough it looked… and turned it into a box-office phenomenon. 🐮💥

🎬 From 4 remaining screenings to over ¥28.7 million
😂 Audiences started buying tickets because it looked so bad
📱 Memes turned the movie into a nationwide inside joke
📈 It even became an accidental stock-market good-luck mascot
👀 But beneath all the laughter, was the crowd reacting to something bigger?

Niu Lai may be less of a movie hit—and more of a very strange social phenomenon.

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