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The X Files
1998
121 minutes (2 hrs 01 mins)
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Production Country
United States
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Directed by
Rob Bowman
Starring
David Duchovny ·
Gillian Anderson
· John Neville · William B. Davis · Martin Landau · Mitch Pileggi
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
19th June 1998
Canada release
19th June 1998
United States release
19th June 1998
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
21st Aug '98
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £2.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 6
US box office
Box Office debut: 3rd Jul '98
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $6.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 12
Chart position history
UK box office
21 Aug,
1998
1
28 Aug,
1998
1
4 Sep,
1998
4
11 Sep,
1998
6
18 Sep,
1998
7
25 Sep,
1998
9
US box office
3 Jul,
1998
5
10 Jul,
1998
7
17 Jul,
1998
12
Global box office
Other movies in this series
The X Files
The X Files: I Want to Believe
Certificates
US
PG-13
Tous publics
16
12
13+
14
K-16
15
16+
12
15
12
15
NC16
11
M/12
14
M
16
T
13
A
Total grosses
UK total gross
£8.3 Million
US total gross
$83.9 Million
Global total gross
$189.2 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
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