Activision announces the recent launch of
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
has raked in over $600 million in revenue in just three days. They call this the
top-selling new premium release of the year, the biggest-selling digital opening
in Activision history, and the biggest-ever Call of Duty launch for PC. They
also note this once again compares favorably to a Hollywood blockbuster, saying
the military shooter sequel's take outstripped the box office take of the number
one movie of the moment:
Activision’s Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® had
more than $600 million in sell-through worldwide in its first three days of
release. The title has sold more units in its first three days than any other
Call of Duty® game sold in its first three days in this console generation, and
is the top-selling new premium game release of 2019. Modern Warfare also
established a new record as the #1 top-selling digital opening in Activision
history. With its blockbuster launch, in its first three days of release, Call
of Duty: Modern Warfare more than doubled the box office opening of Joker.
Modern Warfare set new records on the PlayStation Network for the highest
digital pre-orders and highest three-day digital sales ever on PlayStation 4.
Modern Warfare also has become the #1 top-selling Call of Duty PC launch ever,
as opening weekend PC sales on Blizzard Battle.net® were significantly up over
last year.