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Saturday, November 21, 2009
'Call of Duty' Video Game Blasts Into Record Books
Associated Press
NEW YORK — The video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is blasting its way into entertainment history.
After hauling in the biggest-ever first-day sales total last week, the game continues break records.
Activision Blizzard Inc., which released the game Nov. 10, said the latest game in its "Call of Duty" franchise made $550 million in worldwide sales during its first five days. That would put it over the $500 million record set last year by "Grand Theft Auto IV," from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian estimates the company sold between 8.5 million and 9 million copies.
The game is also blowing past records set by other media. After "Grand Theft Auto IV" comes $394 million in worldwide box office sales brought in by the movie "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" over its first five days, according to Activision.
In its first 24 hours on sale, "Call of Duty" made $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.
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