Choosing to make the sequel to a box office hit is always a huge risk.

But The Inbetweeners proved that following up their first film was one that was worth taking as they broke a box office record on Wednesday for the most money of any UK comedy made on release day.

The follow up raked in a cool £2.75 million on the first day as fans flocked to the cinema to see the hopeless foursome take their gap year in Australia, and sign off on the popular TV franchise.

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Back on form: The four hapless teens (Jay, Simon, Neil and Will) return with their second film, The Inbetweeners 2, which hit cinemas on Wednesday to break records

Compared to its first film, which made £2.61, the TV-to-big-screen hit had more success in the first 24 hours than any other UK comedy, striking a chord with new and loyal fans.

The hotly anticipated sequel sees hapless teens Jay, Neil, Simon and Will head Down Under, when sex-obsessed Jay leads his friends 'the promised land' where they continue their quest for success with the ladies, which has entertained audiences since the first episode landed in 2008.

Taking the three series channel 4 hit to the big screen was a huge opportunity for the four-piece (actors Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, James Buckley and Blake Harrison) in 2011, and one which was a success that grossed £45 million in the UK.

Cheeky: The sex-obsessed foursome take their travels to Australia, where Jay claims Down Under is the place to meet girls

The first film saw the actors, all now over the age of 25, relive their late teens as they landed themselves a week in clubbing hot spot Malia with plenty of opportunity for sexual conquests.

And matching the popularity of the first film with a follow up was always going to be a challenge, one which the boys were terrified of ruining.

Speaking to the Daily Express, James who plays Jay, said: 'We are always paranoid and worried about letting people down.

'Even if we were making The Godfather 2 we'd be going, "Oh God, this isn't good, is it?"'

Pussy patrol: While Jay is in Australia, he invites his mates to visit, showing off his hot new wheels that he calls the Mobile Virgin Conversion Unit

But, the actors all agreed that making the sequel, which is set to be their final foray into the lives of their Inbetweeners alter-egos, was particularly enjoyable.

'We are a director's nightmare,' he said. 'Any other job we'd be fired, and we were especially bad on this film.

'We cottoned on to how important we were. Without us there was no film, so we were a bit cocky and mucked about even more and wound the directors up.

'We displayed absolutely no professionalism at all. It's been like that with us since day one.'