Call of Duty: WWII Scores Over Half a Billion Dollar Opening Weekend
November 08 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Three-Day Opening Weekend Over $500 Million in
Worldwide Sales
Activision’s World War II Epic Sells Twice as
Many Units at Launch as Last Year
Call of Duty’s Highest Total Connected Users on
Current Generation Consoles and PC
Sets PlayStation 4 Day One Record for Digital
Full Game Sales
Activision’s Call of Duty®: WWII has surpassed more than
$500 million in sell-through worldwide in its first three days of
release, topping popular theatrical box office openings Thor:
Ragnarok and Wonder Woman combined, according to company
estimates.
On PlayStation®4, Call of Duty: WWII set a record as the
best-selling digital full game by units sold on its first day of
availability. Overall unit sales at launch doubled year-over-year
globally.
The gripping, personal narrative, boots-on-the-ground
multiplayer and terrifying Nazi Zombies mode attracted players
worldwide resulting in the highest total connected users on current
generation consoles and PC in Call of Duty® history.
"We challenged our players to get their squads back together and
they answered the call, with the highest number of players we’ve
ever seen on current gen consoles and PC,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO
of Activision. “Call of Duty: WWII returns the franchise to
its roots and the results are incredible, selling twice as many
units in its opening weekend as last year, and setting the day one
record for full-game downloads on PlayStation 4. Our $500 million
opening weekend was not only bigger than Thor: Ragnarok's, it was
bigger than the opening weekends of both Thor and Wonder Woman
combined. And we're committed to supporting the community with
continuous improvements and new content.”
Figures include Call of Duty: WWII retail and digital
sell-through, and reported movie sales, each for the opening three
days following initial launch, according to publicly available
data, retail customer sell-through information and internal
Activision estimates. Digital downloads of Call of Duty:
WWII is based on unit sell-through on first day of
availability.
Call of Duty: WWII is rated M for Mature (Blood and Gore,
Intense Violence, Strong Language) and is now available for
PlayStation®4, Xbox One X and Xbox One. For PC fans, the game is
also now available on Steam. The title is published by Activision
Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard
(Nasdaq: ATVI), and developed by Sledgehammer Games with additional
development support from Raven Software. For the latest intel,
check out: www.callofduty.com, www.youtube.com/callofduty or follow
@CallofDuty and @SHGames on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
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Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com
or by following @Activision.
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