Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 is out on the streets and with its day one sales breaking records left and right. Activision has revealed today that the game has collected a revenue of $550 million in these past 5 days.

"In just five days of sell through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the largest entertainment launch in history and a pop culture phenomenon," said Robert Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. "The title's success redefines entertainment as millions of consumers have chosen to play Modern Warfare 2 at unprecedented levels rather than engage in other forms of media."

Here are some notes to be aware of regarding Modern Warfare 2's entertainment launch.

• - 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)

Those facts also extend into Xbox Live which you can read more about below. Modern Warfare 2 is fast becoming the most popular first person shooter of all time, possibly topping the Halo series completely.

Modern Warfare 2's blast radius also extends to Xbox LIVE, in which the blockbuster title's epic release established the following new standards, according to Microsoft:

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