The My Hollywood System
Chapter 79

The next day, Will goes straight to Foxstar's office in the morning. He wanted to see for himself the box office data [Sherlock Holmes].

Arriving at the building, he went straight up to Spencer's office. The old man told his secretary to call Will straight to his office.

He looks like he's seen the box office numbers.

Either it failed, or it was a huge success. There was no scenario in which Spencer would call Will to talk to him, and he was sure it would be his last.

"Huhaha, Will. Come inside."

When he entered his office, the old man laughed.

Will guessed the result of his tone and walked towards him. Sit in front of him, he said.

"It looks like the box office numbers aren't bad?"

"They're certainly not bad. In fact, they were way above our estimates."

"How much?"

When he asked, Spencer just filed the paperwork. It was a file sheet containing various collectible data in theaters throughout the North American box office.

Peering at them, Will's mouth couldn't help but warp.

"15 million dollars on the first day itself."

That figure is well above the estimate made by Foxstar, which was 10 million dollars for the first day.

"Yes, and the foreign box office numbers are good too."

As Spencer put it, Will turned the page and was surprised to see [Sherlock Holmes] had made over 9 million dollars at the foreign box office.

Especially in the UK where business of more than 6 million dollars has been done.

"If it continues like this, the film will recover marketing and production costs this week."

"Yes." Yeah." Spencer nodded his head. "The box office numbers will only increase by word of mouth, and I'm sure the box office numbers will surpass 300 million dollars."

Will smiled at hearing that. Three hundred million dollars might have been Spencer's estimate, but he knew that the film would have made more than 500 million.

Probably more because of the lack of a good [Sherlock Holmes] movie in this world.

"By the way, I'm calling you here not just because of box office numbers. But also, I want to talk about signing the rights of the sequel. I think we should announce the sequel two or three weeks from now when the box office numbers are running out. After all, the first movie hinted at a sequel."

Will shook his head at those words. Spencer may be right, but a sequel deal will now happen, given the box office estimates of the first film.

If that happens, Will will lose because his estimate is not as big as the actual box office.

"No, I think we should wait a while. I don't think box office numbers will drop in just a few weeks."

"But the contract doesn't hurt." Spencer said, "I just said it to spark audience hype for the franchise, and with the announcement of the sequel, I'm sure more viewers will be interested."

Will shook his head, "No, now is not the time to sign a contract. And the hype you're talking about won't change like it just happened in your head."

Spencer pursed his lips; suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, which made him change his expression.

Without hesitation, he asked Will, "Are you .. looking for another studio?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean exactly as I said," Spencer cleared his throat, "Are you looking for a different pair for the sequel...?"

Will shook his head, "No, no, it's not like that. This is not the right time to sign a contract. Don't worry about that."

"Oh ..." Spencer reluctantly nodded. Although he didn't quite understand what Will meant 'right time'.

'Shouldn't he make the most of the moment and secure the deal...?'

***

It was the next day, and once again, Will was in the office to see box office data updates.

Now, things seemed much better, and the furore towards Sherlock Holmes had even begun.

'19 Million Dollars in North America'

Total is about 30 million.

"Good." Will smiles. The hype started to increase; with just two days, they had already passed the 60 Million mark.

'If this continues, we might touch 150 Million in the first week.'

would think. 150 Million is his first week goal, to start. After removing cuts to other distributors and other stocks, 150 million would return all the initial investment he gave in his film.

And after that, the rest would be pure gain.

And to enable this, Will leaves no business need unturned.

He has taken the help of keyboard warriors once again and is beginning to influence the trend online.

Meme Sherlock has taken over the internet, putting the trend online in Will's favor.

Even some of the movie quotes are now well known, such as a quote between Sherlock and Watson that happened on a train approaching ******* film.

"You have a strange silent talent, Watson. It makes you very valuable as a friend."

Even more famous than this was the scene when Lord Blackwood faked his death, and there were the corpses of others in Lord Blackwood's coffin.

"That's not Mr. Blackwood." Police Officer Lestrade said.

Sherlock Holmes nodded as he replied with a semi-monotone answer, "Well, now we have a firm grasp of the obvious."

Such marketable dialogue is used to appeal to people, and it works like a charm.

On the fourth day after the worldwide release of the film, the film surpassed the eighty-million mark - three times more than the expected number for the opening week - and this does not even include the foreign box office, which added about 47 Million, it said, more than half of them are from Europe alone.

By the fifth day, grossing 27 Million domestically and 12 Million internationally, the film had breached its profit point and regained millions of money reinvested from the box office. Don't forget that the film has passed the box office mark of Will's last film [The Blair Witch Project] from its first 165 Million on its fifth day.

The initial expectation of 300 Million dollars by Foxstar, which seems quite unreasonable to many, now seems like a too-low estimate.

But this only felt like a calm before the storm as the next two days were even more intense at box office figures.

And on the morning of the eighth day when Will wakes up after a good night's sleep, he sees a text message from Spencer about the opening week's box office earnings.

Total box office hits reached 252 Million - 173 Million in North America and 79 Million worldwide!

Now, many believe that at this rate, at the end of the box office run, the, Sherlock Holmes will be the first film of the year to reach the $500 Million mark - a figure that seems impossible to many.

That's a crazy figure. With hundreds of movies being released each year in Hollywood and thousands around the world, [Sherlock Holmes] has received the biggest opening week turnover for the year.

The Sherlock Holmes movie officially starts the beginning of a franchise and gets everyone waiting for a new storm that shocks the world.

Robert's fame has skyrocketed, and he instantly ranks among B-ranked celebrities because of being a nobody in the industry.

The fans love her unique acting, and her live-show performances and fan meetings make it seem like she is really the right person about how she acts in movies.

There are two others in the spotlight, one of whom is Levi Richards, who plays Dr Watson. His role as a famous detective sidekick received critical acclaim, and it was said, and I quote, "Dr Watson of Levi Richard is a breath of fresh air, and the chemistry he holds with his partner, Sherlock Holmes, is a breath of fresh air, played by Michael Robert Elrod, it puts the film on an entirely new footing. It would not be wrong to say that without Watson this film would not feel 'complete.'"

The last person to take the limelight was the film's Director and Producer - Will Evans, now dubbed, Biggest Gambler and New Face of Hollywood!

It was no secret that he had risked everything he had to make this film, and he had won this gamble.

Will Evans, a young director, has now solidified his position in the cutthroat showbiz industry and is now the center of attention.

Even her role in the film [17 Again], though modest, was praised by many fans - however, it was hard to say whether it was due to her acting or the hype surrounding it.

There are a lot of baseless rumors about him growing up every day.

Some articles said that she was a playboy and would give the actress a role if they slept with her, while others said she was done writing the script for her next film.

There are even rumors about him and Robert.

After all, it's strange why Will displays an unfamiliar face in a multi-million dollar movie. Many people think that Robert actually gave him the money to throw it, and others think that he is gay and Robert has slept with him.

Obviously, Robert had clarified his first meeting with Will on a talk show, but that still didn't stop people from thinking about strange things.

In the end, even Dream Vision had to post a statement that spoke about the reasons behind casting Robert as Holmes.