The Book of Henry

2017 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

With instructions from her genius son's carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather.

Scores

Overall Score
65.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
64.0%
Review Aggregate
47.0

Critic Consensus

21.2% Fresh • 146 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 146 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, uneven tone. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlyuneven toneemotionalcharacter-drivenlighthearteddarktragicgrittyfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Naomi Watts2017$562,000$720,000(est)
Jaeden Lieberher2017$346,000$443,000(est)
Jacob Tremblay2017$261,000$334,000(est)
Sarah Silverman2017$213,000$273,000(est)
Lee Pace2017$182,000$233,000(est)
Maddie Ziegler2017$160,000$205,000(est)
Tonya Pinkins2017$144,000$184,000(est)
Dean Norris2017$131,000$168,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count146
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes30,384

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$4,504,974$5,765,852
International2017$91,731$117,405
Worldwide2017$4,596,705$5,883,258

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$2,289,179$2,929,888
Digital Rentals ?2017$3,448,000$4,413,046
Digital Purchases ?2017$3,848,000$4,925,001
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,572,000$3,291,866
Physical Purchases ?2017$7,387,000$9,454,516
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$1,801,990$2,306,341
Total Revenues2017$21,346,169$27,320,659
Expenses
Budget ?2017$10,000,000$12,798,858
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$4,367,000 (est)$5,589,261 (est)
Participations2017$854,000$1,093,022
Residuals ?2017$1,035,000$1,324,682
Interest & Overhead2017$2,000,000$2,559,772
Total Expenses2017$18,256,000$23,365,595
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$3,090,169$3,955,063

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