Activision has claimed Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare had the biggest launch of any entertainment product in 2014 in terms of revenue, coming in ahead of all other music, movies and books released year.

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The achievement is backed up by information including the digital and retail sell-through for the title, compared with reported movie, music, and book gross sales, each for the first week following initial launch.The publisher has also announced the Call of Duty franchise as a whole has now generated over $10 billion in sales revenue since its launch in 2003.Advanced Warfare also enjoyed the highest-selling digital launch in console history according to estimates from Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and internal Activision estimates. As for how the latest entry in the franchise compared with those that came before it, solid figures are scarce. First week sales are up on last year's Call of Duty: Ghosts though, at least according to sell-through figures.We recently discussed three big elements of Advanced Warfare's multiplayer and you can also check out our single-player review discussion. We thought Advanced Warfare the most successful departure from what's expected from a Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare brought the series into the 21st century.

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