The Inbetweeners 2 sets opening day record

The Inbetweeners 2 has scored the biggest ever opening day for a comedy at the UK box office.

The sequel – which sees Will, Neil and Simon join Jay on his gap year in Australia – took £2.75m at the domestic box office on Wednesday.

The Inbetweeners Movie, which was released in August 2011, previously held the record, after taking £2.61m in its first 24 hours. The film went on to take £45m in the UK.