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Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 American family adventure 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 , and produced by Denise Di Novi and Alison Greenspan with music by Mark Mothersbaugh . 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 . Though the film 's title is derived from Beezus and Ramona , the first of Cleary 's Ramona books , the plot is mostly based on the sequels Ramona Forever and Ramona 's World . Fox 2000 Pictures released the film on July 23 , 2010 . Ramona and Beezus earned generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 27,293,743 .