Fences
“Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.”
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Fences performed
Budget
$24.0M
Worldwide Gross
$64.4M
Gross Profit
$40.4M
Return
2.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$9M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Troy Maxson
Denzel Washington
Troy Maxson
Rose Maxson
Viola Davis
Rose Maxson
Jim Bono
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Jim Bono
Cory Maxson
Jovan Adepo
Cory Maxson
Lyons Maxson
Russell Hornsby
Lyons Maxson
Gabriel Maxson
Mykelti Williamson
Gabriel Maxson
Raynell Maxson
Saniyya Sidney
Raynell Maxson
Evangelist Preacher
Lesley Boone
Evangelist Preacher
Deputy Commissioner
Christopher Mele
Deputy Commissioner
Garbage Truck Driver
Jason Silvis
Garbage Truck Driver
Towns person
Tra'Waan Coles
Towns person
Parade Marcher
Joe Fishel
Parade Marcher
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