<Li> Jackson Nicoll as Morris, a boy who bullies Peter </Li> <P> Hurwitz wrote the first draft of the screenplay by 1998 . The film was eventually optioned by Jenette Kahn, and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment joined as a producer . An executive at Kimmel Entertainment thought that Colin Trevorrow would be right to direct The Book of Henry . Trevorrow and Hurwitz found each other to be congenial, but then Trevorrow was hired to direct Jurassic World . Another director was considered . By early 2015, after Trevorrow finished Jurassic World, he returned to The Book of Henry . Kimmel Entertainment and Double Nickel Entertainment financed and co-produced the film; producers are Sidney Kimmel, Kahn and Adam Richman . Focus Features obtained worldwide distribution rights . </P> <P> Principal photography on the film began in September 2015 in and around New York City, and concluded in November . The music was composed by Michael Giacchino . Stevie Nicks sang a new song in the film . </P> <P> The Book of Henry was scheduled to be released on September 16, 2016, but Focus rescheduled the film's release to June 16, 2017, concluding that during the summer, the film release schedule would offer fewer adult - oriented films that might compete against The Book of Henry for older viewers . The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 14, 2017 . In its opening weekend, the film grossed $1.4 million from 579 theaters (an average of $2,460 per theater), finishing 13th at the box office, and making it "by far the biggest start among the new Specialties" opening that weekend . </P>

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