Monday, January 17, 2011

Black Ops: King of the video-game world - Philly.com

On its first day of release in November, the new mack daddy of the gaming world earned more than $360 million in North America and Britain. The game, a first-person shooter, took in $650 million in its first five days. Both sales marks are records for any form of entertainment.

In comparison, the all-time opening-day record for a Hollywood film is $72.7 million for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.