Modern Warfare 2 he “gifted” the series call of Duty the biggest opening weekend ever in terms of box office.
In its first three days, the game generated $ 800 million worldwide. According to the numbers of Activisionit is the highest-grossing work of entertainment throughout the year, plus the biggest films of 2022, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Top Gun: Maverick combined.
The previous opening record was held by 2011’s Modern Warfare 3, which made $ 775 million worldwide in five days. The latest game broke this record in just three days.
“Thank you, Call of Duty players, for making the launch of Modern Warfare 2 a record-breaking one, as well as the opening for the highest-grossing entertainment of the year. It is an honor and a privilege for us to offer such a historic launch weekend to the best fans in the world“, he has declared Johanna Fariesgeneral manager of Call of Duty.
“As extraordinary as this opening was, Call of Duty has so much more in store. An unprecedented level of support for the Modern Warfare universe is on the horizon, and the launch of Warzone 2.0 is just around the corner. It’s an incredible time for the franchise“.
Modern Warfare 2 was released last week on PlayStation, Xbox and PC consoles.
The launch, however, was not without its problems, for example a hotel owner in Amsterdam threatened legal action for the inclusion of his building in the game, and the inability to remove crossplay for the games was reported. PC and Xbox players.
Source: Eurogamer.net.
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