They could make a much cheaper sequel and coast on the foreign sales.
Legendary which is owned by a Chinese company must surely have seen how well it did in China and in Europe to think OK maybe lets give it another shot but maybe lets not throw 160 million dollars at it.
But do we really want a slapdash sequel that no doubt disappoint and just be about Thrall cause China is too tetchy when it comes to all that skeleton and ghost shit?