'' Me and Earl and the Dying Girl '' premiered on January 25 , 2015 at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival , to a standing ovation . The film was acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures for $ 12 million in a bidding war hours after its premiere , and won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic and the Audience Award for U.S. Drama at the festival . On February 24 , it was announced the film had been scheduled for a limited release on July 1 , 2015 in the United States . On March 10 , it was stated that the film would instead be released on June 12 , 2015 . The film had a gradual theatrical release , opening in 15 art house theaters , expanding to 68 , and then to more than 350 screens . The film went wide to 870 theaters during the July Fourth holiday . It was released in the UK on September 4 , 2015
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (film)