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Call of Duty Franchise Surpasses $3 Billion in Retail Sales Worldwide

Activision Blizzard, Inc. announced today that the Call of Duty® video game franchise has surpassed $3 billion in retail sales worldwide, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack, GfK and internal Activision estimates. Since its first release, the award-winning Call of Duty franchise has sold in excess of 55 million units worldwide. The latest title in the [...]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Sets All-Time Entertainment Industry Record Grossing an Estimated $550 Million Worldwide in First Five Days

Activision Blizzard, Inc. announced today that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues to shatter theatrical box office and video game sales records for five-day worldwide sell through in dollars. The biggest entertainment launch in history set a new worldwide estimated five-day sell-through record of approximately $550 million, according to internal Activision [...]

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