<P> The official trailer for Wimpy Kid was released virally on January 21, 2010 and was shown in theaters with Tooth Fairy . A poster for the film was released shortly after . Another trailer was shown with Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief . </P> <P> The official Facebook account for Wimpy Kid had uploaded three clips from the film, as of March 1, 2010 . In the United Kingdom and Ireland the film was released in cinemas on August 25, 2010 . </P> <P> The soundtrack was released on CD by La La Land Records with the score composed by Theodore Shapiro, containing 34 tracks . </P> <P> A tie - in book, written by Kinney, called The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary was published on March 16, 2010, by Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams Books). It includes film stills, storyboards, preliminary concept drawings, and also behind the scenes information to humorously chronicle the making of the film . It also includes some new illustrations . </P>

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