Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Records With Spectacular $800 Million Opening Weekend
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has broken some records recently
In just its first three days of release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sold $800 million worth of copies, surpassing Modern Warfare 3 in 2011. In the past, Modern Warfare 3 sold $400 million on day one, followed by $775 million in five days, and then $1 billion in sales in 16 days.
By the conclusion of its first week, Modern Warfare 2 ought to do that with ease. GTA 5, which made $1 billion in three days, is the only game to surpass it. The fact that the game can persuade people to spend that much money is obviously its own accomplishment, and it is reference to $70 copies of a video game.
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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Hits $800 Million In Revenue In 3 Days, Sets New Records
Modern Warfare 2’s $800 million in revenue, according to Activision, outperformed the largest box office debuts of the year in the movie industry. The game outperformed Top Gun: Maverick’s and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’s combined opening weekend box office totals.
The film and video game industries are very different from one another, with a variety of discrepancies in how income and profitability are reported. As a result, this comparison is not entirely accurate, fair, or comprehensive. In any case, Activision had a historic, record-breaking launch for Modern Warfare 2.
In addition, Activision said that during the first three days of the game’s “premium release,” Modern Warfare 2 achieved new “player participation franchise records” for the number of unique players and hours played. That probably relates to how the Modern Warfare 2’s early access campaign began early on October 20.
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Call of Duty GM Johanna Faries said, “Thank you, Call of Duty players, for making Modern Warfare 2’s launch one for the record books as well as the highest grossing entertainment opening of the year. It is our honor and privilege to deliver such a historic launch weekend for the best fans in the world.”
She also added, “As amazing as this opening has been, Call of Duty has much more in store. An unprecedented level of support for the Modern Warfare universe is on the horizon and Warzone 2.0’s launch is right around the corner. It’s an incredible time for the franchise.”
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Kusshal Mehta
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