These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

The X-Files

The X-Files characters Mulder and Scully have won over investigative hearts for years. It follows the career of two FBI agents with a tinge of supernatural drama. It has had two big-screen adaptations since its airing in the early 2000s.

The X-Files: Fight the Future

This spin-off movie follows the same characters, Mulder and Scully, as they work outside of their typical cases in the X-files. They're tasked with solving a bombing and the coverup of evidence. It ultimately leads them to information regarding alien colonizations. It's got the best elements of the television show wrapped up nicely into one cinematic adventure.

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The More You Know

  • When filming Chinatown Jack Nicholson was dating Anjelica Huston, the daughter of his screen nemesis John Huston.
  • Peter O’Toole was nominated for eight performance Oscars and didn’t win a single one.
  • Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
  • Shooting for No Country For Old Men was interrupted for a day due to a smoke cloud from the set of There Will Be Blood, which was also filming in the area.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.