Modern Warfare 2 Took in $550 Million in One Week
November 19, 2009 by srfto
Activision Blizzard just recently announce that Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 has taken in an estimate of $550 million dollars during the first week of launch. This of course set a new record of being the first game to ever sell that much during the first five day it was released.
As for a added bonus, Modern Warfare 2 launch record also beat out any other entertainment launch including movies, books, and video games. Record shows that this launch has beaten the following previous records:
- The largest reported five-day opening worldwide box office gross figures, held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million)
- The largest reported five-day opening domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($203.8 million)
- The largest reported five-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (6 million units, $500 million)
- The largest reported opening first-day domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($66.4 million)
- The largest reported first-day book sales in dollars, held by Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows ($220 million)
- The largest reported first-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (3.6 million units, $310 million)
Robert Kotick the CEO of Activision Blizzard had this to say about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being the top seller ever:
“In just five days of sell through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the largest entertainment launch in history and a pop culture phenomenon,”
“The title’s success redefines entertainment as millions of consumers have chosen to play Modern Warfare 2 at unprecedented levels rather than engage in other forms of media.”
Congrats to Infinity Ward and Activision Blizzard on this achievement. Nothing can stop the Juggernaut!
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