Modern Warfare 2 earned $550 million in first five days
According to Activision’s internal estimates, Modern Warfare 2 has earned $550 million in the first five days of sales. $310 Million of that was earned during the first 24 hours of the game’s release and another $210 million was further made during 4 days after that. Modern Warfare 2 broke GTA 4’s 5 day sales record by $50 million.
Activision claims that Modern Warfare 2 has broken a ton of records for entertainment sales.
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- 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)
Apart from the whopping $550 million earned, MW 2 also managed to log 5.2 million multiplayer hours and 11 million achievements unlocked on the game’s first day.
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