Modern Warfare opening weekend made twice as much as the Joker movie - shaffercohned

The latest numbers in the battle of video games versus other entertainment mediums are out — and gaming has reigned supreme once again. TheJokermovie box office was jolly impressive, setting worldwide records for an R-Rated moving-picture show — but it was handily thrashed by the Predict of Obligation: Modern Warfare opening weekend. What's to a greater extent, Call of Duty: Modern War beat theJoker's numbers bymore doubly.

Activision has just had its investor pick up the poop where they contingent how the business has been doing lately. One of their points of pride was theSong of Duty: Modern Warfare opening weekend which brought in more than $600 million in revenue, a fact that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was all too happy to highlight.

Modern Warfare Opening Weekend

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"Song of Responsibility is once again the [top-selling] new premium game of the year, proving the enduring nature of the franchise across solace, PC, floating, and esports," said Activision CEO Bobby Kotick in a news release from the company. "In its first three days of release,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare more than two-fold the ticket office opening of Joker."

To put off things into perspective, theJokestermovie brought in $234 billion worldwide in its opening weekend, setting records for an R-Rated film and qualification it the biggest opening motion picture for the month of October insofar. That's somewhat over a third of the $600 million Activision raked in with theCall of Tariff: Modern War opening weekend.

Currently,Turkeyhas reclaimed the top spot at the box agency conclusion weekend and brought in more than $800 million worldwide. Those figures certainly beatModern Warfare's numbers, but Eternity Ward's latest first-person shooter has only been out for a single weekend while Joker has clean complete its fourth weekend of unblock around the world.

The Call of Duty: Modern War opening weekend has shown, once once more, that video recording games are the biggest entertainment medium past right.Jokermightiness be in the tip for at once, but you pot bet that Captain Price and his crack squad of commandos will soon catch high to the clown.