Mrs Brown’s industry set to spawn a film sequel

Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie is heading to be the most successful Irish film for over 20 years, with worldwide box office receipts estimated to top $35m (€30.8m).

It is believed that Universal Studios has expressed strong interest in shooting a sequel next year.

The success of the movie — the second-highest grossing Irish film of all time after the Guildford-four feature, In the Name of the Father, in 1993 — has helped further fuel a burgeoning industry that includes television shows, local offshoots, animation projects, and mechanising around the Mrs Brown character created and played by Dubliner Brendan O’Carroll.