Just after the game’s release, a French delivery truck carrying 6,000 copies was hijacked. The site redirected visitors to EA’s game Battlefield 3. When the game was first released, Activision found that the URL “” had already been registered. According to Activision, that put it ahead of even the blockbuster hit Avatar. The video game grossed over $1 billion worldwide in its first 16 days. At the time, that made it the biggest entertainment launch ever. The game earned $400 million in sales in its first 24 hours. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: $1.23 BillionĢ011’s Modern Warfare 3 is the #1 selling Call of Duty Game to date with $1.23 billion in sales. Released on November 6th, the game has sold almost 15 million copies in its first six weeks.Ĭheck out sales of every Call of Duty video game below, ranked by earnings.ġ. The hottest selling entry in the franchise is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with $1.23 billion.Īs of 12/23/15, 2015’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is on track to be a top selling entry in the series. The first Call of Duty game came out in 2003 and has sold an estimated 1.75 million copies, taking in $70 million in sales. Either way, the video game series surpasses the box office earnings of the entire Star Wars saga.
It’s probable that service packs and other add ons account for the additional $1.3 billion. Industry estimates place earnings at a slightly lower $9.7 billion. According to shareholder reports, the Call of Duty franchise has made over $11 billion dollars.
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