{"id":348684,"date":"2022-11-02T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=348684"},"modified":"2022-11-02T08:56:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:56:48","slug":"modern-warfare-2-800-million-launch-weekend-call-of-duty-activision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/modern-warfare-2-800-million-launch-weekend-call-of-duty-activision\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Warfare II hits record-breaking $800 million launch weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
Activision has proudly announced<\/a> that its recent release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II<\/em> has smashed all previous launch records held by the storied franchise, having raked in an incredible $800 million USD in sales over the course of its initial launch weekend.<\/p> Released on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms on October 28, Modern Warfare II<\/em> immediately became the most successful entertainment product of 2022. Not only has the rat-a-tat-tat sequel beat out the Call of Duty<\/em> franchise’s own launch record \u2014 previously held by 2011’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3<\/em> \u2014 but MWII<\/em> has also surpassed the combined<\/em> opening box office revenue of blockbuster movies Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.<\/em><\/p> To our community – THANK YOU for making #ModernWarfare2<\/a> the #1 Call of Duty launch of all-time! And we're just getting started \ud83d\udc9a pic.twitter.com\/0CZTQYL71a<\/a><\/p> — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>