Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4091815-20140921173551/@comment-6607991-20140921214844

nowadays, if a movie makes more than 10 times its budget (including international and dvds/bluray) it generally was a huge success.

They also look at initial openings both domestic and international in terms of a multi-movie series, so as long as the movie made 5 times its budget worldwide in initial release, a sequel is a safe bet.