ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY is heading for the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Columbia Pictures has acquired feature film rights to Judith Viorst's best-selling children's classic for Neal Moritz to produce via his Original Film banner. Mike Bender has been hired to write the adaptation.

The book, published in 1972, humorously details the trials and tribulations of a young boy who is experiencing one of his worst days ever.

The book has sold more than 2 million copies and collected a slew of awards. It also kicked off a series of "Alexander" titles that Viorst wrote, including "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" and "Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move."