It made $126 million domestically off a $40 million budget. Its main sell was the star, Johanssen. So it's no comparison to Pacific Rim, which cost $130 million and was led by 2 near-unknowns. Not to mention that by your own admittance a sequel got greenlit for Pacific Rim anyway, when that movie made LESS money than…

Are you kidding me? Lucy grossed over 400 million dollars worldwide banking on Johanssen's name.