The X Files: Fight the Future (1998)

The X Files: Fight the Future
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $83,898,313Details
International Box Office $105,278,110Details
Worldwide Box Office $189,176,423
OpusData ID: 5360100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,138,758 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$66,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,629 opening theaters/2,650 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $202,321,943

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $83,898,313
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $105,278,110
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,030 $189,176,423

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 19th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 4th, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as X-Files: Fight the Future, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense violence and gore
Running Time: 120 minutes
Franchise: X-Files
Comparisons: vs. The Truman Show
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Keywords: Action Thriller, FBI, Conspiracy Theory, Epidemic, Government Corruption, False Flag Operation, Prologue, Cavemen, Unnamed Character, Washington, D.C.
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 222 $6,253,038 Jul 3, 1998 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 208 $15,612,592 Jul 3, 1998 17
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 57 $30,138,758 Jun 19, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 731 $202,321,943
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 731 $83,898,313
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 23 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies 67 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 767 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 255 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $83,898,313

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 19, 1998 1 $30,138,758   2,629 $11,464   $30,138,758 1
Jun 26, 1998 3 $13,282,430 -56% 2,650 $5,012   $54,886,848 2
Jul 3, 1998 5 $6,253,038 -53% 2,602 $2,403   $67,053,755 3
Jul 10, 1998 7 $3,871,798 -38% 1,909 $2,028   $74,549,379 4
Jul 17, 1998 12 $2,003,326 -48% 1,451 $1,381   $78,261,565 5
Jul 24, 1998 16 $999,967 -50% 955 $1,047   $80,326,680 6
Jul 31, 1998 19 $414,534 -59% 467 $888   $81,202,634 7
Aug 7, 1998 24 $310,060 -25% 411 $754   $81,733,980 8
Aug 14, 1998 26 $312,040 +1% 469 $665   $82,248,041 9
Aug 21, 1998 26 $316,597 +1% 443 $715   $82,766,285 10
Aug 28, 1998 35 $204,886 -35% 324 $632   $83,120,023 11
Sep 4, 1998 35 $207,676 +1% 252 $824   $83,413,927 12
Sep 11, 1998 38 $146,346 -30% 253 $578   $83,604,125 13
Sep 18, 1998 42 $88,778 -39% 183 $485   $83,740,861 14
Sep 25, 1998 54 $49,055 -45% 0     $83,826,398 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 19, 1998 1 $12,635,000     2,626 $4,812   $12,635,000 1
Jun 20, 1998 1 $10,230,000 -19%   2,626 $3,896   $22,865,000 2
Jun 21, 1998 1 $7,782,000 -24%   2,629 $2,960   $30,139,000 3
Jun 22, 1998 2 $3,333,040 -57%   2,629 $1,268   $33,471,798 4
Jun 23, 1998 2 $3,111,892 -7%   2,629 $1,184   $36,583,690 5
Jun 24, 1998 2 $2,587,471 -17%   2,629 $984   $39,171,161 6
Jun 25, 1998 2 $2,433,257 -6%   2,629 $926   $41,604,418 7
Jun 26, 1998 3 $4,060,000 +67% -68% 2,647 $1,534   $45,664,000 8
Jun 27, 1998 3 $5,450,000 +34% -47% 2,647 $2,059   $51,114,000 9
Jun 28, 1998 3 $3,783,000 -31% -51% 2,647 $1,429   $54,887,000 10
Jun 29, 1998 3 $1,581,742 -58% -53% 2,647 $598   $56,468,742 11
Jun 30, 1998 3 $1,664,398 +5% -47% 2,647 $629   $58,132,988 12
Jul 1, 1998 4 $1,304,364 -22% -50% 2,616 $499   $59,437,346 13
Jul 2, 1998 4 $1,430,000 +10% -41% 2,616 $547   $60,867,000 14
Jul 3, 1998 5 $2,450,000 +71% -40% 2,605 $940   $63,317,000 15
Jul 4, 1998 7 $1,771,000 -28% -68% 2,602 $681   $65,088,000 16
Jul 5, 1998 5 $1,966,000 +11% -48% 2,602 $756   $67,054,000 17
Jul 6, 1998 4 $833,865 -58% -47% 2,602 $320   $67,887,620 18
Jul 7, 1998 4 $917,629 +10% -45% 2,602 $353   $68,805,249 19
Jul 8, 1998 4 $1,043,562 +14% -20% 2,602 $401   $69,848,811 20
Jul 9, 1998 4 $828,770 -21% -42% 2,602 $319   $70,677,581 21
Jul 10, 1998 9 $1,025,000 +24% -58% 1,900 $539   $71,703,000 22
Jul 11, 1998 10 $1,360,000 +33% -23% 1,900 $716   $73,063,000 23
Jul 12, 1998 7 $1,285,000 -6% -35% 1,909 $673   $74,549,000 24
Jul 13, 1998 7 $435,348 -66% -48% 1,909 $228   $74,984,727 25
Jul 14, 1998 8 $514,713 +18% -44% 1,909 $270   $75,499,440 26
Jul 15, 1998 10 $390,146 -24% -63% 1,909 $204   $75,889,586 27
Jul 18, 1998 10 $815,000   -40% 1,416 $576   $77,633,000 30
Jul 19, 1998 10 $585,000 -28% -54% 1,416 $413   $78,261,565 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 19, 1998 1 $41,604,418   2,629 $15,825   $41,604,418 1
Jun 26, 1998 3 $19,196,299 -54% 2,650 $7,244   $60,800,717 2
Jul 3, 1998 4 $9,876,864 -49% 2,602 $3,796   $70,677,581 3
Jul 10, 1998 7 $5,580,658 -43% 1,909 $2,923   $76,258,239 4
Jul 17, 1998 11 $3,068,474 -45% 1,451 $2,115   $79,326,713 5
Jul 24, 1998 14 $1,461,387 -52% 955 $1,530   $80,788,100 6
Jul 31, 1998 19 $635,820 -56% 467 $1,361   $81,423,920 7
Aug 7, 1998 24 $512,081 -19% 411 $1,246   $81,936,001 8
Aug 14, 1998 24 $513,687 n/c 469 $1,095   $82,449,688 9
Aug 21, 1998 27 $465,449 -9% 443 $1,051   $82,915,137 10
Aug 28, 1998 34 $291,114 -37% 324 $899   $83,206,251 11
Sep 4, 1998 35 $251,528 -14% 252 $998   $83,457,779 12
Sep 11, 1998 37 $194,304 -23% 253 $768   $83,652,083 13
Sep 18, 1998 42 $125,260 -36% 183 $684   $83,777,343 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $105,278,110
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 727 $105,278,110
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 19 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Based on TV Movies 49 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 341 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $105,278,110

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,030 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 690 $189,176,423
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 21 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies 56 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 719 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 459 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $189,176,423

Leading Cast

David Duchovny    Special Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson    Special Agent Dana Scully

Supporting Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl    Conrad Strughold
Mitch Pileggi    Assistant Director Walter Skinner

Uncategorized

Lucas Black    Stevie
Tom Braidwood    Frohike
Blythe Danner    Assistant Director Jana Cassidy
William B. Davis    The Cigarette-Smoking Man
Jeffrey DeMunn    Dr. Ben Bronschweig
Dean Haglund    Langly
Bruce Harwood    Byers
Glenne Headly    Barmaid
Martin Landau    Dr. Alvin Kurtzweil
Terry O'Quinn    Darius Michaud

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Bowman    Director
Chris Carter    Screenwriter
Chris Carter    Story Creator
Easton Smith    Set Designer
Josh McLaglen    First Assistant Director
Geoffrey Patterson    Sound Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,138,758 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$66,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,629 opening theaters/2,650 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $202,321,943

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $83,898,313
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $105,278,110
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,030 $189,176,423

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 19th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 4th, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as X-Files: Fight the Future, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense violence and gore
Running Time: 120 minutes
Franchise: X-Files
Comparisons: vs. The Truman Show
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Keywords: Action Thriller, FBI, Conspiracy Theory, Epidemic, Government Corruption, False Flag Operation, Prologue, Cavemen, Unnamed Character, Washington, D.C.
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 222 $6,253,038 Jul 3, 1998 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 208 $15,612,592 Jul 3, 1998 17
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 57 $30,138,758 Jun 19, 1998 3

Leading Cast

David Duchovny    Special Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson    Special Agent Dana Scully

Supporting Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl    Conrad Strughold
Mitch Pileggi    Assistant Director Walter Skinner

Uncategorized

Lucas Black    Stevie
Tom Braidwood    Frohike
Blythe Danner    Assistant Director Jana Cassidy
William B. Davis    The Cigarette-Smoking Man
Jeffrey DeMunn    Dr. Ben Bronschweig
Dean Haglund    Langly
Bruce Harwood    Byers
Glenne Headly    Barmaid
Martin Landau    Dr. Alvin Kurtzweil
Terry O'Quinn    Darius Michaud

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Bowman    Director
Chris Carter    Screenwriter
Chris Carter    Story Creator
Easton Smith    Set Designer
Josh McLaglen    First Assistant Director
Geoffrey Patterson    Sound Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 731 $202,321,943
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 731 $83,898,313
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 23 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies 67 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 767 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 255 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $83,898,313
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $83,898,313

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 19, 1998 1 $30,138,758   2,629 $11,464   $30,138,758 1
Jun 26, 1998 3 $13,282,430 -56% 2,650 $5,012   $54,886,848 2
Jul 3, 1998 5 $6,253,038 -53% 2,602 $2,403   $67,053,755 3
Jul 10, 1998 7 $3,871,798 -38% 1,909 $2,028   $74,549,379 4
Jul 17, 1998 12 $2,003,326 -48% 1,451 $1,381   $78,261,565 5
Jul 24, 1998 16 $999,967 -50% 955 $1,047   $80,326,680 6
Jul 31, 1998 19 $414,534 -59% 467 $888   $81,202,634 7
Aug 7, 1998 24 $310,060 -25% 411 $754   $81,733,980 8
Aug 14, 1998 26 $312,040 +1% 469 $665   $82,248,041 9
Aug 21, 1998 26 $316,597 +1% 443 $715   $82,766,285 10
Aug 28, 1998 35 $204,886 -35% 324 $632   $83,120,023 11
Sep 4, 1998 35 $207,676 +1% 252 $824   $83,413,927 12
Sep 11, 1998 38 $146,346 -30% 253 $578   $83,604,125 13
Sep 18, 1998 42 $88,778 -39% 183 $485   $83,740,861 14
Sep 25, 1998 54 $49,055 -45% 0     $83,826,398 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 19, 1998 1 $12,635,000     2,626 $4,812   $12,635,000 1
Jun 20, 1998 1 $10,230,000 -19%   2,626 $3,896   $22,865,000 2
Jun 21, 1998 1 $7,782,000 -24%   2,629 $2,960   $30,139,000 3
Jun 22, 1998 2 $3,333,040 -57%   2,629 $1,268   $33,471,798 4
Jun 23, 1998 2 $3,111,892 -7%   2,629 $1,184   $36,583,690 5
Jun 24, 1998 2 $2,587,471 -17%   2,629 $984   $39,171,161 6
Jun 25, 1998 2 $2,433,257 -6%   2,629 $926   $41,604,418 7
Jun 26, 1998 3 $4,060,000 +67% -68% 2,647 $1,534   $45,664,000 8
Jun 27, 1998 3 $5,450,000 +34% -47% 2,647 $2,059   $51,114,000 9
Jun 28, 1998 3 $3,783,000 -31% -51% 2,647 $1,429   $54,887,000 10
Jun 29, 1998 3 $1,581,742 -58% -53% 2,647 $598   $56,468,742 11
Jun 30, 1998 3 $1,664,398 +5% -47% 2,647 $629   $58,132,988 12
Jul 1, 1998 4 $1,304,364 -22% -50% 2,616 $499   $59,437,346 13
Jul 2, 1998 4 $1,430,000 +10% -41% 2,616 $547   $60,867,000 14
Jul 3, 1998 5 $2,450,000 +71% -40% 2,605 $940   $63,317,000 15
Jul 4, 1998 7 $1,771,000 -28% -68% 2,602 $681   $65,088,000 16
Jul 5, 1998 5 $1,966,000 +11% -48% 2,602 $756   $67,054,000 17
Jul 6, 1998 4 $833,865 -58% -47% 2,602 $320   $67,887,620 18
Jul 7, 1998 4 $917,629 +10% -45% 2,602 $353   $68,805,249 19
Jul 8, 1998 4 $1,043,562 +14% -20% 2,602 $401   $69,848,811 20
Jul 9, 1998 4 $828,770 -21% -42% 2,602 $319   $70,677,581 21
Jul 10, 1998 9 $1,025,000 +24% -58% 1,900 $539   $71,703,000 22
Jul 11, 1998 10 $1,360,000 +33% -23% 1,900 $716   $73,063,000 23
Jul 12, 1998 7 $1,285,000 -6% -35% 1,909 $673   $74,549,000 24
Jul 13, 1998 7 $435,348 -66% -48% 1,909 $228   $74,984,727 25
Jul 14, 1998 8 $514,713 +18% -44% 1,909 $270   $75,499,440 26
Jul 15, 1998 10 $390,146 -24% -63% 1,909 $204   $75,889,586 27
Jul 18, 1998 10 $815,000   -40% 1,416 $576   $77,633,000 30
Jul 19, 1998 10 $585,000 -28% -54% 1,416 $413   $78,261,565 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 19, 1998 1 $41,604,418   2,629 $15,825   $41,604,418 1
Jun 26, 1998 3 $19,196,299 -54% 2,650 $7,244   $60,800,717 2
Jul 3, 1998 4 $9,876,864 -49% 2,602 $3,796   $70,677,581 3
Jul 10, 1998 7 $5,580,658 -43% 1,909 $2,923   $76,258,239 4
Jul 17, 1998 11 $3,068,474 -45% 1,451 $2,115   $79,326,713 5
Jul 24, 1998 14 $1,461,387 -52% 955 $1,530   $80,788,100 6
Jul 31, 1998 19 $635,820 -56% 467 $1,361   $81,423,920 7
Aug 7, 1998 24 $512,081 -19% 411 $1,246   $81,936,001 8
Aug 14, 1998 24 $513,687 n/c 469 $1,095   $82,449,688 9
Aug 21, 1998 27 $465,449 -9% 443 $1,051   $82,915,137 10
Aug 28, 1998 34 $291,114 -37% 324 $899   $83,206,251 11
Sep 4, 1998 35 $251,528 -14% 252 $998   $83,457,779 12
Sep 11, 1998 37 $194,304 -23% 253 $768   $83,652,083 13
Sep 18, 1998 42 $125,260 -36% 183 $684   $83,777,343 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $105,278,110
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 727 $105,278,110
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 19 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Based on TV Movies 49 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 341 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $105,278,110
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $105,278,110

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,030 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 690 $189,176,423
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 21 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies 56 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 719 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 459 $189,176,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $189,176,423