https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/tags/baxian/Recent content in Baxian on Lynx Tech BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioenMon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/posts/baxian-ai-traces-and-real-box-office-return-2026/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/posts/baxian-ai-traces-and-real-box-office-return-2026/<img src="https://blog.lynxflow.co/images/baxian-ai-traces-and-real-box-office-return-2026.png" alt="Featured image of post Did Baxian! Really Make 10×? AI Traces, Real Costs, and the Box-Office Math Behind a Hit" />Intro: A Hit Whose Formula Got Misread In the 2026 summer corridor, Baxian! became a phenomenon for Chinese animation: 23 days in, it had crossed 1.3–1.4 billion yuan, with Maoyan/Beacon predicting a final landing around 2.1 billion, and a Douban opening score of 8.3. The line that spread widest was &ldquo;100 million cost, a billion-plus box office — a tenfold return.&rdquo; For anyone grinding in the short-form animation (manju) space who occasionally wonders whether to leap into film, that nu