Fences Poster
Fences (2016)
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Fences Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 57.68M

Opening Weekend: 129.46K

Legs: 3.85

Overview: 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.


TMDB

6.9

IMDB

7.2

Metacritic

79

RT Tomato

92

RT Popcorn

75

Letterboxd

3.63

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Dec 16, 2016$41,254+ 0.00%4
Sat, Dec 17, 2016$49,404+ 19.76%4
Sun, Dec 18, 2016$38,804 -21.46%4
Mon, Dec 19, 2016$15,141 -60.98%4
Tue, Dec 20, 2016$15,371+ 1.52%4
Wed, Dec 21, 2016$15,208 -1.06%4
Thu, Dec 22, 2016$16,333+ 7.40%4
Fri, Dec 23, 2016$25,850+ 58.27%4
Sat, Dec 24, 2016$21,700 -16.05%4
Sun, Dec 25, 2016$6,640,555+ 30501.64%2233
Mon, Dec 26, 2016$4,912,065 -26.03%2233
Tue, Dec 27, 2016$3,120,444 -36.47%2233
Wed, Dec 28, 2016$2,442,439 -21.73%2233
Thu, Dec 29, 2016$2,347,576 -3.88%2233
Fri, Dec 30, 2016$3,416,470+ 45.53%2301
Sat, Dec 31, 2016$3,212,357 -5.97%2301
Sun, Jan 1, 2017$3,412,644+ 6.23%2301
Mon, Jan 2, 2017$3,070,302 -10.03%2301
Tue, Jan 3, 2017$1,378,122 -55.11%2301
Wed, Jan 4, 2017$948,316 -31.19%2301
Thu, Jan 5, 2017$822,909 -13.22%2301
Fri, Jan 6, 2017$1,404,438+ 70.67%2368
Sat, Jan 7, 2017$2,071,016+ 47.46%2368
Sun, Jan 8, 2017$1,338,152 -35.39%2368
Mon, Jan 9, 2017$521,535 -61.03%2368
Tue, Jan 10, 2017$749,068+ 43.63%2368
Wed, Jan 11, 2017$549,371 -26.66%2368
Thu, Jan 12, 2017$535,518 -2.52%2368
Fri, Jan 13, 2017$777,130+ 45.12%1342
Sat, Jan 14, 2017$1,140,136+ 46.71%1342
Sun, Jan 15, 2017$837,772 -26.52%1342
Mon, Jan 16, 2017$757,965 -9.53%1342
Tue, Jan 17, 2017$344,814 -54.51%1342
Wed, Jan 18, 2017$253,351 -26.53%1342
Thu, Jan 19, 2017$256,154+ 1.11%1342
Fri, Jan 20, 2017$336,782+ 31.48%693
Sat, Jan 21, 2017$587,344+ 74.40%693
Sun, Jan 22, 2017$290,616 -50.52%693
Mon, Jan 23, 2017$129,267 -55.52%693
Tue, Jan 24, 2017$188,531+ 45.85%693
Wed, Jan 25, 2017$177,044 -6.09%693
Thu, Jan 26, 2017$170,341 -3.79%693
Fri, Jan 27, 2017$375,268+ 120.30%880
Sat, Jan 28, 2017$665,331+ 77.29%880
Sun, Jan 29, 2017$402,475 -39.51%880
Mon, Jan 30, 2017$142,875 -64.50%880
Tue, Jan 31, 2017$179,240+ 25.45%880
Wed, Feb 1, 2017$140,102 -21.84%880
Thu, Feb 2, 2017$141,120+ 0.73%880
Fri, Feb 3, 2017$370,049+ 162.22%948
Sat, Feb 4, 2017$657,084+ 77.57%948
Sun, Feb 5, 2017$206,810 -68.53%948
Mon, Feb 6, 2017$136,504 -34.00%948
Tue, Feb 7, 2017$168,101+ 23.15%948
Wed, Feb 8, 2017$136,535 -18.78%948
Thu, Feb 9, 2017$119,624 -12.39%948
Fri, Feb 10, 2017$178,713+ 49.40%454
Sat, Feb 11, 2017$341,364+ 91.01%454
Sun, Feb 12, 2017$202,977 -40.54%454
Mon, Feb 13, 2017$79,906 -60.63%454
Tue, Feb 14, 2017$159,875+ 100.08%454
Wed, Feb 15, 2017$82,728 -48.25%454
Thu, Feb 16, 2017$80,679 -2.48%454
Fri, Feb 17, 2017$187,044+ 131.84%560
Sat, Feb 18, 2017$344,169+ 84.00%560
Sun, Feb 19, 2017$304,396 -11.56%560
Mon, Feb 20, 2017$196,741 -35.37%560
Tue, Feb 21, 2017$156,325 -20.54%560
Wed, Feb 22, 2017$139,090 -11.03%560
Thu, Feb 23, 2017$101,554 -26.99%560
Fri, Feb 24, 2017$190,369+ 87.46%597
Sat, Feb 25, 2017$367,982+ 93.30%597
Sun, Feb 26, 2017$217,742 -40.83%597
Mon, Feb 27, 2017$65,144 -70.08%597
Tue, Feb 28, 2017$78,788+ 20.94%597
Wed, Mar 1, 2017$59,264 -24.78%597
Thu, Mar 2, 2017$56,208 -5.16%597
Fri, Mar 3, 2017$78,530+ 39.71%284
Sat, Mar 4, 2017$137,516+ 75.11%284
Sun, Mar 5, 2017$87,381 -36.46%284
Mon, Mar 6, 2017$28,774 -67.07%284
Tue, Mar 7, 2017$35,686+ 24.02%284
Wed, Mar 8, 2017$30,600 -14.25%284
Thu, Mar 9, 2017$28,207 -7.82%284
Fri, Mar 10, 2017$39,004+ 38.28%189
Sat, Mar 11, 2017$70,534+ 80.84%189
Sun, Mar 12, 2017$45,451 -35.56%189
Mon, Mar 13, 2017$17,807 -60.82%189
Tue, Mar 14, 2017$21,088+ 18.43%189
Wed, Mar 15, 2017$19,428 -7.87%189
Thu, Mar 16, 2017$18,921 -2.61%189
Fri, Mar 17, 2017$16,114 -14.84%94
Sat, Mar 18, 2017$31,324+ 94.39%94
Sun, Mar 19, 2017$17,537 -44.01%94
Mon, Mar 20, 2017$6,413 -63.43%94
Tue, Mar 21, 2017$8,841+ 37.86%94
Wed, Mar 22, 2017$8,234 -6.87%94
Thu, Mar 23, 2017$7,693 -6.57%94
Fri, Mar 24, 2017$20,708+ 169.18%111
Sat, Mar 25, 2017$32,922+ 58.98%111
Sun, Mar 26, 2017$22,463 -31.77%111
Mon, Mar 27, 2017$8,866 -60.53%111
Tue, Mar 28, 2017$11,437+ 29.00%111
Wed, Mar 29, 2017$8,759 -23.42%111
Thu, Mar 30, 2017$10,881+ 24.23%111
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Comps

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Café SocietyMay 11, 2016$30M
BrooklynOct 20, 2015$11M
The Big ShortDec 11, 2015$28M
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkNov 10, 2016$40M
Mr. ChurchSep 16, 2016$8M
MoonlightOct 21, 2016$4M
Sing StreetMar 11, 2016$4M
Hidden FiguresDec 10, 2016$25M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $191.51K

Investor Share: $114.91K

Week 2: $19.51M

Investor Share: $10.73M

Week 3+: $37.98M

Investor Share: $18.99M

International

$6.6M (10.27%)

Investor Share: $2.31M

Costs

Budget: $24M


P&A: $24M

Breakdown

Gross: $64.28M


Net: $32.15M


Costs: $48M

Profit

Profit: $-15.85M (Loss)

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

Production Companies

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