Modern Warfare 2 sets franchise record with $800 MILLION opening

[DonFerrari]

Modern Warfare 2 has most successful CoD launch ever by outselling MW3 for record

Modern Warfare 2 has had the most successful Call of Duty launch ever, breaking both sales and player count records.

charlieintel.com

“This means Modern Warfare 2 has outsold MW3’s five-day record of $775 million in only three, making over $25 million more. Modern Warfare 2019 was previously in second place, bringing in over $600 million in its first three days.

To give an example of how much money this is, Modern Warfare 2 is the highest-grossing entertainment launch of 2022, outselling Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ “worldwide box office openings combined.”

Pretty crazy that MW3 was still the record holder, and this smashed it by $25,000,000 in less time.

I think it’ll continue to sell amazingly well, mostly because of WarZone 2 and the lack of other huge titles this year.

@ethomaz you still want to claim it will sell less than Vanguard

 

[Gamernyc78]

Where are the few armchair analysts on here thinking it was gojng to flop lol. I told them anything with "modern warfare" and "Infinity ward" is guaranteed money/Plata.

 

[Lord Mittens]

look at that, COD sells.

 

[ethomaz]

How much it did sell?

Because it costs $70 that indeed increases revenue even having lower sales.

 

[Hezekiah]

Never bought a non-Infinity Ward CoD, always had the impressions they are the pre-eminent CoD studio.

Probably a peak for the series given recent events.

 

[DynamiteCop]

How much it did sell?

Probably around 12 million copies or so.

 

[DonFerrari]

How much it did sell?

Because it costs $70 that indeed increases revenue even having lower sales.

Huh? Both Vanguard and Cold War were $70.

 

[ethomaz]

Huh? Both Vanguard and Cold War were $70.

Nope.

It was $60 and $70 (only cross-Gen version was $70… everything else including PC was $60).

This is the first CoD that all versions are $70 (including PC).

 

[ethomaz]

Probably around 12 million copies or so.

That doesn’t make sense.
If you that all editions being $70 you have around 11.3 million but there is the $99 edition too.

$800m is all good but how much it really sold? For example converting the $775m from CoD MW3 to $70 you have around $900m… of course not all editions are $60 because there is the $99 edition too but it will be closer to $900m than $800m.

It looks it sold more than what I expected but it doesn’t seems to have sold more than previous peak titles… perhaps more than last two titles but needs more info.

 

[DonFerrari]

Nope.

It was $60 and $70 (only cross-Gen version was $70… everything else including PC was $60).

This is the first CoD that all versions are $70 (including PC).

Maybe you’re right, idk. I saw PS4 for $60 at Walmart yesterday.

Either way it’s a desperate straw you’re grasping at. MW2 selling less than Vanguard is one of your more delusional predictions, and that’s saying something.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

What's the platform split? I bet it's +60% for PS4/PS5. The home of COD

 

[DynamiteCop]

What's the platform split? I bet it's +60% for PS4/PS5. The home of COD

So it sells less pee capita on PlayStation? Cool beans.

 

[Bryank75]

My goodness... I guess Bobby Kotick wont get a golden parachute, he'll get a golden balloon.

Even after he settles all his cases!

 

[MScarpa]

I was told COD was dead and trash.

 

[Vertigo]

Steam debut and player count is shit for CoD. Honestly was expecting half a million at least. Witch Queen peaked higher its launch weekend by more than 20k. Console performance is strong. Actually dethroned Fortnite for at least a day yesterday.

Warzone 2 tho I’m expecting to debut far far far bigger. Maybe even a million peak concurrent at launch.

Pre order deal allowing you to play entire campaign a week early boosted sales. It’s been charting on Xbox that entire time. Pre-sale is more relevant than it would be otherwise.

Not 5 days. More like 2 weeks.

MW 2’s pvp will absolutely still go the way of Cold War and Vanguard. Warzone 2 is something else (but I’m sure they will falsely lump the BR’s success together with it when it launches for that spin spin spin)

Retail CoD will continue to sell until consumers realize you don’t need it for Warzone on the 16th. This will take years to break.

 

[ethomaz]

They announced $1B in 10 days... not much added.... still lacks sales data to understand how it actually did against old titles due the change in price.

https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/modern-warfare-ii-crosses-1-billion-sell-through-10-days-fastest

 

[Kokoloko]

I was told COD was dead and trash.

Wait till after MW3. I doubt any of the future Cods will sell like MW1,2,3 remakes etc.
Well unless they remake Black Ops series

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

They announced $1B in 10 days... not much added.... still lacks sales data to understand how it actually did against old titles due the change in price.

https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/modern-warfare-ii-crosses-1-billion-sell-through-10-days-fastest

Average sales at $80 and you get 12.5 million copies

 

[DonFerrari]

Yep, $1,000,000,000 in ten days. Insane. I actually went to two stores to buy a copy last night and couldn’t find it. I don’t want to do digital because I will get bored of it in a few months and can give it to a friend or relative. Previous record was one of the Blops games at 15 days to hit a billion.



Time to just admit you made a ridiculous prediction, @ethomaz

 

[IntentionalPun]

Time to just admit you made a ridiculous prediction, @ethomaz

Good luck with that.