Activision Blizzard, the company behind soon-to-come games based on the upcoming movies Battleship and The Amazing Spider-Man, reported adjusted results that were better than expected on Wednesday. Strong sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Skylanders Spyro's Adventures, as well as a decent showing from the subscription game World of Warcraft helped the company post adjusted earnings of 6 cents a share, 2 cents better than Wall Street expected. Subscribers for World of Warcraft, who pay $15 a month and whose numbers are closely watched by investors, ended the first quarter at 10.2 million.
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- 5/9/2012
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If the studios are banking on a young male audience this weekend -- as they have said – they could be in trouble. All those guys are playing “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.” The latest installment of the hugely popular video game franchise became the biggest video game launch ever with $400 million in first-day sales from 6.5 million units. Also Read: Box Office: 'Immortals,' 'Jack & Jill' Need a Lot of Young Men“ "We believe the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the biggest entertainment launch of all time in any medium,...
- 11/11/2011
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
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