Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Tops $800 Million Sell-Through in 3 Days to Set Franchise Record - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2022 / 2,594 Views

Activision announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II set a record for the franchise for the biggest opening weekend with over $800 million generated worldwide in sell-through figures.

The $800 million figure is higher than the biggest worldwide box office openings of 2022 and surpassed the combined openings of Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II also set a franchise record for the biggest digital opening in its first three days.

The first three day sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II beat the previous five-day record for the franchise, set in 2011 b y Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Tops $800 Million in 3 Days to Set Franchise Record

"Thank you to our talented team that has created magic through extraordinary artistry and technology, and to the global community of players who find joy and connection through Call of Duty. This milestone belongs to them,” said Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick.

Call of Duty General Manager Johanna Faries added, "Thank you, Call of Duty players, for making Modern Warfare II’s launch one for the record books as well as the highest grossing entertainment opening of the year. It is our honor and privilege to deliver such a historic launch weekend for the best fans in the world.

"As amazing as this opening has been, Call of Duty has much more in store. An unprecedented level of support for the Modern Warfare universe is on the horizon and Warzone 2.0’s launch is right around the corner. It’s an incredible time for the franchise."

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is available for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox ONe, and PC.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

9 Comments

G2ThaUNiT (on 01 November 2022)

Does that mean only GTA V has grossed more revenue in the first 3 days after launch?! That's insane!!!

KratosLives (on 04 November 2022)

How on earth is this still selling so well, considering all the othe high profile shooters that have released since and have player bases in the millions.?

LivncA_Dis3 (on 02 November 2022)

Without playstation,
They woudnt reach that amount!
In the near future straight to gamepass and good luck reaching 800 mil again on opening week haha!

SanAndreasX (on 02 November 2022)

That's mind-blowing for a series that had been in steady decline for years, even if "declining" meant that it still sold circles around pretty much everything else out there in most years.

zero129 (on 01 November 2022)

Sonys biggest game. Proves what i been saying all along how 3rd party games are bigger then first party and why Sony does not want to let this series go.

Qwark zero129 (on 02 November 2022)

It's no secret that third party is much bigger than first party. Sony has 3 or 4 titles on PS4 that come close to a single COD or Fifa game. During the PS3 era they had none. Losing big party support would mean the death of PlayStation hardware.