Media1998

The X-Files: Fight the Future opens in theaters

When: 19 Jun 1998
Sources: 2 public sources

The 'X' from The X-Files title logo Fox Broadcasting Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

20th Century Fox released the first X-Files feature film, which carried the TV series' story of a government cover-up of alien activity to a theatrical audience between the show's fifth and sixth seasons. It grossed about $189 million worldwide.

Sources

PressThe X Files (1998) (opens in a new tab)Box Office Mojo
PressX-Files, The (United States, 1998) - review by James Berardinelli (opens in a new tab)ReelViews / 1998

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