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The Inbetweeners Movie has topped the UK box office for the fourth consecutive weekend.

Simon Bird, James Buckley, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison‘s big-screen spinoff of their E4 sitcom holds off competition from new releases Friends with Benefits, starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, and Jane Eyre.

The Smurfs retains the number four spot, while Rise of the Planet of the Apes slides three places to five.

Zoe Saldana’s action movie Colombiana enters at number seven on its debut weekend on release.

Elsewhere, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is still in the top ten, two months after its theatrical debut. The Potter finale has grossed £72 million in total in the UK.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Inbetweeners Movie – £2,147,393
2. (-) Friends with Benefits – £1,947,272
3. (-) Jane Eyre – £1,012,111
4. (4) The Smurfs – £817,306
5. (2) Rise of the Planet of the Apes – £701,258
6. (3) One Day – £634,807
7. (-) Colombiana – £424,049
8. (6) Final Destination 5 – £396,687
9. (7) Fright Night – £278,342
10. (9) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – £259,540

The Inbetweeners Movie has spent its third weekend at the top of the UK box office.

The sitcom spinoff, starring Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison, takes in £3.6 million to easily hold off competition from Rise of the Planet of the Apes and One Day.

The Inbetweeners Movie has now grossed more than £34 million from UK cinemas, but co-creator Iain Morris has maintained that the comedy is unlikely to get a sequel.

The Smurfs holds its place at number four, while Salman Khan’s Bollywood release Bodyguard opens strongly to land at five.

Elsewhere, new movies Fright Night and Apollo 18 make disappointing debuts, landing at numbers seven and eight respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Inbetweeners Movie – £3,679,555
2. (3) Rise of the Planet of the Apes – £1,083,091
3. (2) One Day – £1,048,343
4. (4) The Smurfs – £1,043,353
5. (-) Bodyguard – £839,695
6. (5) Final Destination 5 – £815,216
7. (-) Fright Night – £680,543
8. (-) Apollo 18 – £490,746
9. (7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – £454,862
10. (6) Cowboys & Aliens – £401,751

The Inbetweeners Movie has shattered records at the UK box office on its first full week of release.

The sitcom spinoff, starring Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison, remains at the chart summit and has recorded the biggest live-action comedy opening ever in the UK with £20 million.

The total surpasses the £17 million earned by The Hangover Part II earlier this year and puts The Inbetweeners Movie‘s total at £27.7 million.

Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess’s romantic drama One Day debuts in second place with £2.2 million, while Rise of the Planet of Apes charts at number three and The Smurfs holds its spot at number four.

Elsewhere, new releases Final Destination 5 and Conan the Barbarian make the top ten, bowing at number five and number eight respectively.

The UK weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Inbetweeners Movie – £5,696,848
2. (-) One Day – £2,208,724
3. (2) Rise of the Planet of the Apes – £1,659,572
4. (4) The Smurfs – £1,478,650
5. (-) Final Destination 5 – £1,450,464
6. (3) Cowboys & Aliens – £792,898
7. (5) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – £765,191
8. (-) Conan the Barbarian – £622,268
9. (6) Spy Kids: All the Time in the World – £607,051
10. (8) Mr Popper’s Penguins – £408,985

The Inbetweeners Movie has broken box office records in the UK, beating blockbusters Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Cowboys & Aliens to secure the number one spot.

The feature film adaptation of E4’s popular sitcom, starring Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison, banks more than £13 million from 455 screens across the UK to coast past its big-budget competition.

The Inbetweeners Movie‘s debut weekend, including previews on Wednesday and Thursday, makes it the biggest opening of all time for a UK comedy.

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (£10.43 million), Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (£9.37m), Mamma Mia! (£6.59m) and Mr Bean’s Holiday (£6.44m) follow the The Inbetweeners Movie in the UK all-time list.

Producer Chris Young said of the movie’s success: “We are thrilled that The Inbetweeners Movie is the biggest opening of all time for a UK comedy. We really want to thank all the cinemagoers out there who have made the film such a huge success.”

Elsewhere, Western/sci-fi mash-up Cowboys & Aliens makes a disappointing UK debut as it lands at number three behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Inbetweeners Movie – £13,216,736
2. (1) Rise of the Planet of the Apes – £2,425,887
3. (-) Cowboys & Aliens – £1,777,320
4. (2) The Smurfs – £1,445,619
5. (3) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – £959,001
6. (-) Spy Kids: All the Time in the World – £703,078
7. (4) Super 8 – £441,675
8. (5) Mr Popper’s Penguins – £421,312
9. (-) Glee: The 3D Concert Movie – £356,271
10. (7) Cars 2 – £311,454

James Buckley has told Digital Spy that he refused to appear naked in The Inbetweeners Movie.

The 24-year-old actor, who plays Jay Cartwright in the teen comedy, admitted that he was reluctant to show his “parts” on the big screen in what Simon Bird confirmed was the “first ever Inbetweeners full-frontal moment”.

Buckley said: “I was asked to be naked. There’s this scene when Jay’s pants fall down. I wasn’t up for it, so they got a double for me, and super-imposed his parts on my body.”

Blake Harrison, who portrays Neil Sutherland, said he also felt embarrassed during the film, recounting a moment when he had to meet the actress playing a woman Neil flirts with.

“I had a really awkward moment when Neil has some flirtations with older women. There’s one moment when he puts his head between a mature lady’s breasts,” Harrison said.

“And it’s awkward to meet someone for the very first time and 2 minutes later, before motorboating in there.”

Rise of the Planet of the Apes has ended Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2‘s month-long reign at the top of the UK box office.

The prequel, starring James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto, pulls in £5.8 million to beat new release The Smurfs (£3.7 million) and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (£1.7 million) and secure the number one spot.

Super 8 and family comedy Mr Popper’s Penguins round out the top five.

Elsewhere, Chris Evans’s superhero movie Captain America: The First Avenger is the biggest faller as it slips four places to number eight.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Rise of the Planet of the Apes – £5,835,140
2. (-) The Smurfs – £3,778,085
3. (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – £1,733,091
4. (2) Super 8 – £1,154,230
5. (3) Mr Popper’s Penguins – £897,336
6. (6) Horrible Bosses – £733,309
7. (5) Cars 2 – £698,863
8. (4) Captain America: The First Avenger – £597,916
9. (7) Horrid Henry: The Movie – £401,147
10. (8) Bridesmaids – £332,171

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has held off competition from Super 8 to top the UK box office.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint‘s final Harry Potter outing pulls in £2.8 million to beat the opening haul for JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi drama.

Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has now grossed more than £62 million at the box office, making it the most successful UK release of 2011.

Jim Carrey’s family comedy Mr Popper’s Penguins is a new entry at number three, while Captain America and Cars 2 complete the top five.

Elsewhere, Bridesmaids continues to show strong staying power as it charts at number eight. The Kristen Wiig comedy has grossed more than £21 million since its release six weeks ago.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – £2,810,088
2. (-) Super 8 – £2,207,063
3. (-) Mr Popper’s Penguins – £1,515,248
4. (2) Captain America: The First Avenger – £1,470,703
5. (3) Cars 2 – £1,246,055
6. (4) Horrible Bosses – £1,127,654
7. (5) Horrid Henry: The Movie – £833.262
8. (7) Bridesmaids – £539,252
9. (6) Zookeeper – £474,907
10. (9) The Guard – £202,758

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has spent its second consecutive weekend at the UK box office summit.

The finale for JK Rowling‘s wizard series, which opened to a record-breaking £23 million, pulls in £8.5 million in ticket sales to claim the number one spot.

Pixar’s latest release Cars 2, featuring the voice talents of Michael Caine and Owen Wilson, speeds into second place with £3.5 million. The total outpaces the £2.6 million collected by its predecessor Cars on its release in 2006.

Occupying third and fourth spots are comedies Horrible Bosses and Bridesmaids, while Transformers: Dark of the Moon completes the top five.

Elsewhere, Ewan McGregor’s comedy-drama Beginners is the only other new release to chart in the top ten as it lands at number three.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – £8,523,417
2. (-) Cars 2 – £3,541,664
3. (-) Horrible Bosses – £2,077,239
4. (3) Bridesmaids – £1,022,982
5. (2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon – £931,334
6. (4) Kung Fu Panda 2 – £242,775
7. (5) The Guard – £220,498
8. (-) Beginners – £146,096
9. (7) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara – £138,926
10. (6) The Tree of Life – £114,521