Originally published November 8, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
After stumbling with last year’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Activision has taken the Call of Duty franchise back to its roots for the latest instalment Call of Duty: WWII, and it seems the decision has paid off massively with the game pulling in $500 million of sales in its first three days.
The figures, which include retail and digital, shows that WWII shifted twice as many units as Infinite Warfare, as well as topping the theatrical box office openings of Thor: Ragnarok and Wonder Woman combined.
“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.”
