March 2, 2024

This Day in Halloween: David Fincher’s true-crime thriller based on Robert Graysmith’s book "Zodiac" opens across the U.S. in 2007. / Illustration by Presley Rodriguez

Zodiac opens across the U.S. in 2007. David Fincher’s true-crime thriller based on Robert Graysmith’s book stars Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Robert Downey Jr. It opens to moderate box office success, but strong critical support and the film remains one of the best regarded films of the 21st Century.