On December 21st, mainland Chinese actress Xie Na took to Weibo to celebrate her singer husband Zhang Jie’s 42nd birthday. She revealed, “Yesterday, I told him that I bought two tickets to watch his concert movie, as we entered the theater, ‘Happy Birthday’ song started playing, friends had prepared cake and champagne to give him a big surprise.”
According to reports from mainland media, Zhang Jie’s concert movie “Zhang Jie’s North Star Concert Tour” was released on December 20th, with initial screenings accounting for about 18% and a box office share of up to 75.6%, grossing 28.3 million yuan (RMB), maintaining an absolute advantage in audience attendance and becoming the box office champion in mainland China on that day.
The report mentioned that “Zhang Jie’s North Star Concert Tour” is touted as mainland China’s first concert movie, with box office breaking 23.56 million yuan within 7 hours of its release, securing the daily crown. This reflects Zhang Jie’s immense appeal to his fans.
The term “concert movie” refers to a derivative product of a singer’s concert, capturing the entire concert without a storyline, featuring only music and live performances. In simple terms, it records the concert for fans who couldn’t attend or wish to relive the concert experience.
Although generally, this type of film does not have high box office revenues, American pop diva Taylor Swift’s concert movie “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” released in 2023 surpassed $250 million, challenging the industry’s notion of low box office earnings for this genre of films.
During a recent interview, Zhang Jie mentioned leaving the voices of his three daughters in his concert movie: “For my first movie, having the voices of my daughters in it is very special. I included the voices of all three daughters, and at the time, I considered using AI, but decided against it because all three daughters can talk, so I let them speak.” When talking about his three daughters, Zhang Jie’s expression was both affectionate and proud.
Xie Na and Zhang Jie have been married for 13 years and have twin daughters “Tiao Tiao,” “Qiao Qiao,” and their youngest daughter “Xiao Yu Yan.” Xie Na posted about the birthday surprise she planned at the cinema, saying, “Singing together, dancing together, it was so hard to keep this surprise a secret, but we did it! Jie Ge, happy birthday, your happiness brings me joy.” Fans expressed admiration for their sweet relationship.
Previously, rumors of marital issues between Zhang Jie and Xie Na garnered widespread attention, making the status of this loving couple’s marriage the focus of public opinion. Many fans took to social media to seek confirmation of the news, but neither of them has officially responded. On December 14th, Xie Na promoted Zhang Jie’s concert movie on Weibo, debunking the divorce rumors.