The X Files
In 1998 Dallas, FBI agents Mulder and Scully uncover a mysterious black oil infection with ancient roots while a shadowy government conspiracy threatens to unleash chaos.
“Fight the future.”
Synopsis
Mulder and Scully, having been removed from the FBI's X-Files cases, must find a way to confront shadowy elements within the government to uncover the truth about a conspiracy that could involve the colonization of Earth by aliens.
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A crew of 291+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Stephen MarkShot by Ward RussellScored by Mark SnowDesigned by Christopher NowakSound by Anna BehlmerCostumes by Marlene StewartStunts by Bob BrownVFX by Mat Beck
Box Office
1998 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$189.2M
US & Canada: $83.9M — 44% of worldwide · International: $105.3M (56%)
Opening weekend: $30.1M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $41.6M — 50% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,629 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Akte X – Der Filmde
- The X Files: Fight the Futureen
- X-Files: Blackwooden
- The X Files, le filmfr
- X-Files - Il filmit
- (English)The X Files
- (Bulgarian)Досиетата Х
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 11, 1998
- CanadaJun 19, 1998
- SingaporeJul 9, 1998
- AustraliaJul 23, 1998
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Cast & Crew
291 unique people credited
Top billed cast
David Duchovny
as Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
as Agent Dana Scully
John Neville
as The Well-Manicured Man
William B Davis
as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
Martin Landau
as Kurtzweil
Mitch Pileggi
as Assistant Director Walter Skinner
Jeffrey Demunn
as Bronschweig
Blythe Danner
as Cassidy
Terry O Quinn
as Michaud
Armin Mueller Stahl
as Strughold
Lucas Black
as Stevie
Christopher Fennell
as 2nd Boy
Supporting cast
47Cody Newton
as 3rd Boy
Blake Stokes
as 4th Boy
Dean Haglund
as Langly
Bruce Harwood
as Byers
Tom Braidwood
as Frohike
Don S Williams
as Group Elder
George Murdock
as 2nd Elder
Michael Shamus Wiles
as Black-Haired Man
Darrell Davis
as Primitive #1
Carrick O Quinn
as Primitive #2
Tom Woodruff Jr
as Creature #1
Greg Ballora
as Creature #2
Ted King
as FBI Agent on Roof
Luis Beckford
as FBI Agent
Steve Rankin
as Field Agent
Gary Grubbs
as Fire Captain Cooles
Steven M Gagnon
as Last Agent Out
Larry Joshua
as DC Cop
Glendon Rich
as DC Cop #2
Gunther Jenson
as Security Guard
Scott Alan Smith
as Technician
Ian Ruskin
as Well-Manicured Man's Valet
Paul Welterlen
as Control Room Operator
Joel Traywick
as Young Naval Guard
Milton Johns
as British Valet
Paul Tuerpe
as 1st Paramedic
Michael Krawic
as 2nd Paramedic
Larry Rippenkroeger
as Towncar Driver
Josh Mclaglen
as Buzz Mihoe
Randy Hall
as Windbreakered Agent
T C Badalato
as Fireman
Amine Zary
as Tunisian
David Paris
as Pilot
Vanessa Morley
as Young Samantha Mulder
Jason Beghe
as FBI Man at Bomb Site
Darrell Britt
as Texas Businessman
Fuad C Amanero
as FBI Agent
Maxine English
as Dead Wife in Trunk
Joss Gomez
as FBI Student
Gilley Grey
as Firefighter #2
Glenne Headly
as Barmaid
Aaron Jefford
as FBI Detective
Frank Jennings
as Man at the Bar
Anthony Sandstrom
as Special skills extra
Jeremy Bridger Thimell
as Self
Mitch Toles
as Security Guard #2
Marcus Turner
as Young Fox Mulder
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
6Other crew
227Linda Gregory
accountant: London
Kerith Harding
accounting production assistant
Patrick Rush
additional casting
Lolita Ritmanis
additional orchestrator
Josh Bleibtreu
additional photographer
Lloyd Ahern Ii
additional photographer (as Lloyd Ahern)
James Bolt
additional sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Elliot Worman
animator (uncredited)
Gregory Bolton
Art Directors
Hugo Santiago
Art Directors
Ricky Cuevas
assistant accountant
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