<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $150 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $287.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Bee Movie is a 2007 American computer animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures . Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner, the film stars Jerry Seinfeld and Renée Zellweger, with Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman and Chris Rock in supporting roles . Its story follows Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld), a honey bee who sues the human race for exploiting bees after learning from his florist friend Vanessa (Zellweger) that humans sell and consume honey . </P> <P> Bee Movie is the first motion - picture script to be written by Seinfeld, who co-wrote the film with Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin . The film was produced by Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg, and Cameron Stevning . The production was designed by Alex McDowell, and Christophe Lautrette was the art director . Nick Fletcher was the supervising editor and music for the film was composed by Rupert Gregson - Williams . </P>

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