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Niulai: The ‘terrible’ mother-and-son animated film taking the Chinese box office by storm

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independent.co.uk2 abcnews.com
18 August 2026
05:52 abcnews.com first
A Chinese animated film mocked as ‘terrible’ becomes a box-office hit
08:15 independent.co.uk +2h
Niulai: The ‘terrible’ mother-and-son animated film storming the Chinese box office
15:42 independent.co.uk +7h
Niulai: The ‘terrible’ mother-and-son animated film taking the Chinese box office by storm
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