Modern Warfare 2 makes $550 million in first five days

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the fastest selling video game, and the biggest entertainment launch ever, as the game is estimated to have generated $550 million in the first five days since it was launched.

• Activision Blizzard proudly announced Modern Warfare 2 broke all previous first-and-five-day records:
  Modern Warfare 2's launch beat all previous first-and five-day entertainment industry box office, book and video game sell-through records*:
• The largest reported five-day opening worldwide box office gross figures, held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million)
• The largest reported five-day opening domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($203.8 million)
• The largest reported five-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (6 million units, $500 million)
• The largest reported opening first-day domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($66.4 million)
• The largest reported first-day book sales in dollars, held by Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows ($220 million)
• The largest reported first-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (3.6 million units, $310 million)