Petersburg's Kenny Leon in 2010, with 114 performances prepping them for this production. Washington and Davis each won Tony awards for a Fences revival directed by St. Davis gets her own chance to rage, putting Troy and Academy Award voters in their places. Issues of infidelity arise and with them Rose's own anger for a man who put her through years of pain and somehow found more. Troy's dominance is never more destructive to his household than when he strays beyond it.

Cory doesn't need to set himself up for a letdown like that, Troy says, while ignoring what a disappointment he is to his son.įences is a prickly tribute to fatherhood, presenting an example who certainly isn't a role model. Troy lays blame entirely on discrimination when, as Wilson's dialogue rolls on, dropping backstory nuggets, it's clear he sabotaged himself. Then son Cory (Jovan Adepo) arrives and it's displayed for all.Ĭory's desire to play high school football reignites Troy's bitterness about his failed baseball career.

Troy's wife Rose (Viola Davis) dotes with a trace of the intimidated clearly she knows Troy's mean side.

Fences opens on a Friday after work, Troy sharing a whiskey pint and shaggy tales with his best friend Bono (Stephen McKinley Henderson). It was also produced by Washington, along with Scott Rudin and Todd Black.Ĭhinese language movie “The Wasted Times” opened in 20 locations for an estimated per theater average of $4,500 - amounting to $90,000 total.Living modestly in 1950's Pittsburgh, Troy is a garbage collector hoping to break a color barrier with a promotion to driving the truck. It has a 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and opens wide in theaters on Christmas Day. “Fences” was made for just more than $20 million, not counting marketing costs. Washington and Davis won Tony Awards for playing the same roles in the 2010 Broadway revival.Īlso Read: 'Fences' Review: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Take Center Stage The film is based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play (he also wrote the script) and also stars Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sidney. “Fences” also stars Washington as Troy Maxson, a 1950s sanitation worker in Pittsburgh who struggles to be a good father and husband after his lost dream of joining the major leagues eats away at him. The Denzel Washington-directed film posted a per screen average of $32,000, second to Disney and Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” - which topped the overall box office with $155 million and had an estimated per screen average of $37,287.Īlso Read: 'Rogue One' Shoots to No. On the heels of awards wins, nominations and critical acclaim, Paramount Pictures’ period drama “Fences” made an estimated $128,000 from four locations in New York and Los Angeles.

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