Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has sold-throughs of over 800
million dollars worldwide within its first three days. Now the top-selling
opening weekend of the movie franchise, beating box office openings for movies
like Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
combined. Recent confirmation confirmed that the series’ biggest launch was on
the PlayStation Store.
In a press release, Managing Director Bobby Kotick said:
Thanks to our talented team who has created magic by exceptional art and technology,
and to the global community of players who find connection through Call of
Duty. They are celebrating this milestone.
General manager John Faries added: thank you, Call of Duty
players, for making Modern Warfare 2s introduce one to the record books, and
the highest-rated entertainment opening of the year. We honor and honor that
it’s so historic to deliver a blast weekend for the best fans in the world.
What a great opening there was, Call of Duty has a lot more
to be done. The New Warfare universe has become the largest in support of an
unprecedented level of support. Warzone 2.0s will launch at the beginning of
the project. It’s the best time to become a Franchisee.
With the successful sell-through in the three first days,
Modern Warfare 2 beat the 2011 call of duty: Modern Warfare 3, which was the
previous record for the first five days. The number of unique players and hours
played during the period also set new franchise records.
Citing box office numbers, Activision claimed that Call of
Duty: Modern Warfare 2 outperformed the opening weekends for both Top Gun:
Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness combined. The Tom
Cruise-led film collected nearly $250 million at the global box office in its
first three days. Whereas the Marvel Cinematic Universe film opened to $450
million. The total comes to $700 million, granting the publisher bragging
rights.
It's worth mentioning that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
costs $70, while movie tickets are way cheaper, even outside India.
Additionally, game launches are not restricted by theatrical capacity, as tends
to be the case for movies.
The studio reportedly has a planned expansion to its
single-player campaign segment in late 2023, alongside multiplayer maps from
previous entries in the franchise. The year 2023 will not see a mainline Call
of Duty launch, instead shifting to an “always on” live service model with a
two-year life cycle. As per Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, we won't see a
new CoD until 2024, albeit technically speaking, we've got Warzone 2.0 dropping
on [November 16]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is out now across PC, PS4,
PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.