Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was huge when it released, breaking records. The game went on to become the most pirated title of 2009. Now Activision Blizzard sends word that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has crossed the one billion dollar mark in retail sales worldwide, according to internal Activision estimates.
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has exceeded our expectations and shattered theatrical box office and video game records,” exclaimed Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “There are only a handful of entertainment properties that have ever reached the $1 billion mark, which illustrates the power of the Call of Duty franchise and mass appeal of this game.”
In just its first five days, the game grossed in an estimated 550 million dollars worldwide. This, according to internal Activision estimates and boxofficemojo.com, outpaces the five-day worldwide theatrical box office gross figures for films such as Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Dark Night.