A TEEN comedy featuring a former Chelmsford schoolboy has broken UK records for takings on the opening night of a comedy film.
The Inbetweeners 2 took £2.7m on its opening night on Wednesday, debuting in 495 venues across the county.
It beat The Inbetweeners' opening night's takings of £2.58m in 2011 and becomes the third-highest Wednesday opening for any film.
Only Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King performed better.
The film sees the socially awkward school friends Will, Simon, - played by former King Edward VI Grammar School pupil Joe Thomas - Jay and Neil reunite for an adventure set in Australia.
Creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley said they had been caught off guard by the success of the first film, and "fan power" persuaded them to make a sequel.
But they ruled out a further film, saying the current one would be the Inbetweeners' "last hurrah".
