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2016 | DIRECTED BY JEFF FEUERZEIG

Author: The J.T. Leroy Story

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Author: The J.T. Leroy Story
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Movie Stats
Year
2016
Select Cast
Winona Ryder
Laura Albert
Bruce Benderson
Dennis Cooper
Panio Gianopoulos
Ira Silverberg
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
25th Aug 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
49
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £9.3 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $86 Thousand
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $99.7 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1,255 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
9,942 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
19,982 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 29th Jul '16
  • Debut position: 23
  • Highest position: 23
  • Debut gross: £8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 9th Sep '16
  • Debut position: 60
  • Highest position: 60
  • Debut gross: $23.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
jeff feuerzeig Jeff Feuerzeig
Starring
Laura Albert
Bruce Benderson
Dennis Cooper
Panio Gianopoulos
jeff feuerzeigWinona Ryder
Ira Silverberg
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
23
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£9,301
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Author: The J.T. Leroy Story - Original release
29 Jul 2016
23N
£7,992
£7,992
Rerelease
16 Aug 2019
40N
£1,309
£1,309

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
60
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
7
Total US Gross:
$85,999
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
9 Sep 2016
60N
$23,413
$23,413
16 Sep 2016
65▼
$17,637
$48,543
23 Sep 2016
76▼
$8,805
$66,669
30 Sep 2016
85▼
$4,019
$75,423
7 Oct 2016
93▼
$3,074
$80,962
14 Oct 2016
98▼
$1,862
$84,127
21 Oct 2016
117▼
$900
$85,622

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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News from around the web
Author: The JT LeRoy Story  filmreviewdaily.com Wed, 19th October 2022

My life as JT LeRoy: Savannah Knoop on playing the great literary hoaxer  The Guardian Tue, 23rd April 2019

Author: The JT LeRoy Story  Frieze Tue, 4th August 2020

Beyond the Avatar: Dir. Jeff Feuerzeig on Unraveling Laura Albert in ‘Author: The JT LeRoy Story’  sydneysbuzz Mon, 12th September 2016

JT LeRoy: The US's greatest literary scam  BBC Thu, 25th April 2019

Movie Review: “Author” lets us in on the infamous JT LeRoy hoax  rogersmovienation.com Fri, 9th September 2016

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