The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! It was voted the 14th best comedy of all time in a Channel 4 poll. The film was selected by "The New York Times" as one of "The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made". It was named the 7th Funniest Comedy Ever on a poll by "Empire". "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" grossed $78.8 million at the box office. The film was released on December 2, 1988 and in its opening weekend, finished in first place, grossing $9.3 million. In its second weekend, it grossed $6.1 million, falling to second place behind the newly released "Twins" ($11.2
The X-Files (film) the pilot episode of "The X-Files" and directed several episodes in the first two seasons. "The X-Files" marked his first contribution as producer to a feature film. Carter's choice for director was Rob Bowman, who had been the series' executive producer and a director before the production base was moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles. During production, the filmmakers went to great lengths to preserve secrecy, including printing the script on red paper to prevent photocopying, and leaking disinformation to the media and giving the film the codename "Project Blackwood". The code was cracked by fans who speculated on the