Ramona and Beezusis a 2010 American film adaptation of the books from theRamonaseries of children's novels by Beverly Cleary .

Young third grader Ramona ( Joey King ) has a vivid imagination, boundless energy, and accident-prone antics that keeps everyone she meets on their toes, especially her older sister Beezus ( Selena Gomez ) who is trying to get her cute crush Henry, ( Hutch Dano ) to go out with her. But her irrepressible sense of fun, adventure and mischief come in handy when she puts her mind to helping save her family's home before it's too late.

Release

Ramona and Beezus was released in theaters on July 23, 2010, by 20th Century Fox and Walden Media to 2,719 theaters nationwide.

The trailer was released on March 18, 2010, and was shown in theaters along with How to Train Your Dragon, The Last Song, Despicable Me, Toy Story 3 and 20th Century Fox's other films, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Marmaduke. The film premiered in New York on July 20, 2010.

It was released in Irish and British cinemas October 22, 2010.

It is expected to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 9, 2010.

Critical reception

Ramona and Beezus earned generally positive reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 74% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 68 reviews, for an average rating of 6.3/10. Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics", consisting of notable critics from the top newspapers and websites, the film holds an overall approval rating of 73%, based on a sample of 26 reviews. The film holds a 56 rating on Metacritic, based on 28 reviews. Eric Snider of Film.com said that "The resulting story is a jumble, and there are too many side characters, but golly if it isn't pretty darned infectious." Jason Anderson of the Toronto Star gave Ramona and Beezus a good review, saying that "(Ramona and Beezus) is a lively affair, largely thanks to the sweet and snappy screenplay by Laurie Craig and Nick Pustay and to the appealing performances by the cast."

Box office

The film opened at #4 on opening day, grossing under $3 million. It would earn altogether $7.8 million on its opening weekend, earning #6 at the box office. Over its first week, it earned nearly $12.7 million. As of October 31, 2010, its total gross stands at $26,141,802, surpassing its $15 million budget.

Soundtrack

Currently, there is only one confirmed track for the film's soundtrack entitled "Live Like There's No Tomorrow", performed by Selena Gomez & the Scene. The song was digitally released as a soundtrack single on July 13, 2010. The song is also part of the band's second album, A Year Without Rain. It is unknown whether or not there will be a music video. Other songs in the movie, that may be included on the soundtrack, include "A Place in This World" by Taylor Swift, "Say Hey (I Love You)" by Michael Franti & Spearhead, a song from Peter, Paul, and Mary, "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go, a cover of "Walking on Sunshine by Aly & AJ, and "(Let's Get Movin') Into Action" by Skye Sweetnam.

"Live Like There's No Tomorrow"

"Live Like There's No Tomorrow" was released as a single from the upcoming Ramona and Beezus soundtrack album on July 13, 2010. This is the one confirmed track of the soundtrack thus far. There is currently no music video for the single. It is performed by Selena Gomez & the Scene and also appears on their A Year Without Rain album.

See also

• Ramona (1988 TV series)

References

External links

• Official website
• Ramona and Beezus at the Internet Movie Database
• Ramona and Beezus at Box Office Mojo
• Ramona and Beezus at Rotten Tomatoes