Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Delivers Blockbuster Opening Weekend, Over $600 Million Sell-Through in First Three Days
October 30 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Top-Selling New Premium Game Release
of 2019
Biggest Selling Digital Opening in
Activision History
Set PS4 Record with Highest Digital Sales in
First Three Days
Sold More Units in First Three Days Than Any
Other Call of Duty Three Day Opening In This Console
Generation
Biggest Call of Duty PC Launch Ever
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.
“Call of Duty is once again the top selling new premium game of
the year, proving the enduring nature of the franchise across
console, PC, mobile, and esports,” said Bobby Kotick, Activision
Blizzard’s Chief Executive Officer. “In its first three days of
release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare more than doubled the box
office opening of Joker.”
“Through the first three days, Modern Warfare has more total
players and total hours played than any Call of Duty opening
release in the last six years. More importantly, our players are
having a great time playing,” said Rob Kostich, president,
Activision. “Congratulations to Infinity Ward and all our teams
involved on an incredible game and its spectacular launch. We also
want to thank the community for your incredible support. The launch
of Modern Warfare is only the start. There’s much more to
come.”
Sell-through sales figures include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
retail and digital unit sales and revenues, including sales of the
Defender DLC pack, for the opening three days following initial
launch. Sales figures based on retail customer sell-through
information and Activision data and estimates. Reported movie sales
according to publicly available data. Total players and total hours
played based on Activision data. Top selling new premium release of
the year based on Activision data and internal estimates, and
excludes free-to-play games.
Activision’s new thriller unites the massive Call of Duty
community to play together through crossplay and cross progression
support, and to enjoy a load of new post-release content coming
free for all players on all platforms. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
features a new engine delivering an immersive and photo-realistic
experience across the entire game.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available now on PlayStation 4,
Xbox One, and PC. The title features a fully-optimized PC version,
developed in partnership with Beenox, which will be available
exclusively on Blizzard Battle.net®, Blizzard Entertainment’s
online gaming platform. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is published
by Activision, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard
(NASDAQ: ATVI) with development led by award-winning developer
Infinity Ward, and additional development support from Beenox,
High-Moon Studios, Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games.
About Activision
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leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment.
Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a
division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500
company. More information about Activision and its products can be
found on the company's website, www.activision.com or by following
@Activision.
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