10 Incredible Films That Bombed At The Box Office
8. Zodiac
Production Budget: $65 Million
Box Office Earnings: $84.7 Million
The longer a movie is, the more difficult it becomes to convince viewers to sit through it.
Zodiac is over two and a half hours long and is deadly serious all throughout. The story is centered on the amateur detective work of Robert Graysmith, a newspaper cartoonist who is obsessed with finding the Zodiac Killer. It is a mentally taxing movie to watch, but it pays off for those who sit through all of it. Unfortunately, not enough people were willing to make that bargain during its theatrical run.
Apart from the long runtime, the lack of action sequences dulled interest in the picture. Despite disappointing financial returns, Zodiac remains a fantastic slow-burn crime drama. Jake Gyllenhaal leads the film alongside Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. The performances by Gyllenhaal and Ruffalo are exceptional. Both actors disappear into their roles entirely, making it easy for viewers to get sucked into the story.
The eerie and mysterious tone of the movie is deeply captivating, and it further solidified David Fincher's standing as a visionary director with nuanced storytelling capabilities.