Insane Modern Warfare 2 numbers

Activision has been busy counting cash ever since {Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2} launched last week, but now they have taken the time to release some truly amazing numbers regarding the launch. According to Activision's internal estimates the game generated $550 million in sales during the first five days destroying all previous box office and video game sales records.

Some numbers for comparison (courtesy of Activision's press release):

# The largest reported five-day opening worldwide box office gross figures, held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million)
# The largest reported five-day opening domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($203.8 million)
# The largest reported five-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by {Grand Theft Auto IV} (6 million units, $500 million)
# The largest reported opening first-day domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($66.4 million)
# The largest reported first-day book sales in dollars, held by Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows ($220 million)
# The largest reported first-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by {Grand Theft Auto IV} (3.6 million units, $310 million)

The game also broke several records online, with Microsoft reporting the following achievements on Xbox Live:

- More than 5.2 million multiplayer hours were logged playing {Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2} on the first day alone.

- More than 2.2 million unique gamers played {Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2} in one day on November 10th. A new one-day record for Xbox Live.

- More than 11 million achievements were unlocked on {Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2} on the first day.