The Inbetweeners Movie (a spin-off from the popular C4 TV series) looks set to be a massive hit. Having taken £2.5m at UK box office on its first day of preview screenings, movie chains are expecting the weekend total to be huge.

The £3.5m budget film benefited from positive reviews and has now got social media working in its favour. Producer Chris Young said: “We are all delighted by the response to Jay, Neil, Simon and Will”s summer holiday. We”ve been so excited for people to see the boys on the big screen and are thrilled the UK feels the same!”

Film 4 head Tessa Ross added: “We”re incredibly proud of the team behind the film and really thrilled with the phenomenal results so far.”

Mark Batey, Chief Executive of the Film Distributors” Association, commented: “You”ve got a hot property here. This is an absolute bullseye score for the UK cinema audience.”