Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 American live action family and children's adventure fantasy comedy film adaptation based on the Ramona series of novels written by Beverly Cleary. It was directed by Elizabeth Allen, co-produced by Dune Entertainment, Di Novi Pictures and Walden Media, written by Laurie Craig and Nick Pustay with music by Mark Mothersbaugh and produced by Denise Di Novi and Alison Greenspan. The film stars Joey King, Selena Gomez, Hutch Dano, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Josh Duhamel, Jason Spevack, Sandra Oh, Sierra McCormick, Patti Allan, Lynda Boyd and Aila and Zanti McCubbing. The film's title derives from Beezus and Ramona, the first of Cleary's Ramona books, though the plot is mostly based on the sequels, particularly Ramona Forever and Ramona's World. The film was theatrically released on July 23, 2010 by Fox 2000 Pictures. Ramona and Beezus earned generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $27,293,743.