Denzel Washington’s ‘Fences’ Posts Sturdy Debut at Indie Box Office

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.

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.

“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.