Owing to the record-breaking accomplishments of Modern Warfare 2, Activision’s megaton Call of Duty franchise has already generated upwards of $31 billion in cumulative income. Activision declared in late 2022 that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 had earned $1 billion within only 10 days, aiming to make it the franchise’s fastest-earning game.
Since its inception in 2003, the Call of Duty franchise has been deeply entrenched in common parlance, and it has generated some of the most dedicated and hardcore followings in the whole game industry. Its most recent title, a modified version of Modern Warfare 2, seems to be the franchise’s quickest to reach $1 billion in sales (via IGN).
The series as a whole was quite successful, with many of its games achieving impressive sales figures. Cumulative Call of Duty franchise revenues has now surpassed $31 billion, according to Modern Warfare 2 figures. The $31 billion earned by Call of Duty is more than four times the final income from the Grand Theft Auto franchise ever since the official launch of GTA V in 2013.
From 2014 to 2021, Call of Duty managed to earn four times more than EA’s Ultimate Team ($7.917 billion). Activision has been unable to post the Call of Duty franchise game revenue figures, but cumulative series revenues were 425 million in June.
Top Selling Call Of Duty Games
Call of Duty has served as a gaming industry mainstay for many years, and a number of its entries have managed to sell exceedingly well since its original announcement. Nonetheless, here are the best-selling Call of Duty games.
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops (2010): 31 Million Copies
Call of Duty: Black Ops is the franchise’s best-selling title. It was published on November 10, 2010. The game is theoretically a follow-up to World at War, which further explains why it managed to sell very well. For the very first time since its inception, it also included the zombie survival game mode.
Black Ops as well initiated fans to the Nuketown, which has appeared in multiple variants from its original conception and is unquestionably among the most prominent in the franchise. The above game ignited the development of the franchise’s most popular series, and Activision managed to gain resolute fan interest as a result of its achievement.
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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011): 30 Million Copies
When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was launched on November 8, 2011, it completed the Modern Warfare trilogy. The key selling point of this game was that everybody was curious to witness how the story would end.
Enthusiasts were bleeding to death to observe how the events developed because Makarov was among the major bad guys in the entire franchise. This was a big source of attraction for fans as they were able to accomplish missions either alone or with a friend.
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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019): 30 Million Copies
The franchise made the decision to rerelease a previous series when it released Modern Warfare 3 on October 25, 2019. It is the 16th entry as a whole. Call of Duty was released digitally in 2016; however, it was not released publicly until 2019.
Fans were pleased seeing that the game hosted the very same roster of personalities from the actual game, such as Captain John Price. Fans also praised the twist at the conclusion of the campaign, which disclosed the personalities of Soap and Ghost, indicating that there would be a follow-up, which managed to help boost sales.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War: 30 Million Copies (2020)
On November 13, 2022, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was launched. It’s the franchise’s 17th significant series. Because Black Ops is by far the most famous Call of Duty set, everything else with that headline will sell well.
The game occurred among both Black Ops as well as Black OpsII, and as such audiences were super happy to find out what happened between the two biggest-selling games in the franchise. It is indeed worth noting that the global epidemic, as well as people putting in more hours at home, may have boosted revenues.
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops II (2012): 29 Million Copies
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is among the series’ most productive blockbusters. It was published on November 12, 2012. Following the great achievement of the first Black Ops game, Black Ops II was almost as effective.
Audiences could play as the original Black Ops’ two protagonists, along with the son of any of the unlockable characters. It was additionally the inaugural Call of Duty game for the Wii U, which aided sales slightly; however, the game was mostly played on PlayStation and Xbox.