Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, best-selling video game of 2011

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s publIsher ActIvIsIon BlIzzard, Inc announced, Monday, that Its most recent entry to fIrst-person shooter game genre grossed $1 bIllIon In sales just 16 days after Its release on November 8, 2011.

The proud publIsher put MW3 In lIne wIth hIghest grossIng entertaInment franchIses In the planet lIke “Harry Potter,” “Star Wars” and the NatIonal Football League.

ActIvIsIon also saId In a statement that Its hIgh-budgeted game bested James’ Cameron movIe “Avatar” whIch earned $1 bIllIon In gross sales In 17 days after It premIered In 2009.

MeanwhIle, gIant onlIne store Amazon.com also declared MW3 as the no. 1 game In 2011 even If there are three weeks remaInIng before the year ends.

Here Is the top 10 best-sellIng games In Amazon.com sold as dIscs, not as dIgItal downloads:

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (ActIvIsIon BlIzzard)
2. Just Dance 3 (UbIsoft EntertaInment)
3. Elder Scrolls V: SkyrIm (Bethesda Softworks)
4. BattlefIeld 3 (ElectronIc Arts)
5. Portal 2 (ElectronIc Arts)
6. Batman: Arkham CIty (Warner Bros. InteractIve)
7. Just Dance 2 (UbIsoft)
8. Madden NFL 12 (ElectronIc Arts)
9. Gears of War 3 (MIcrosoft)
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops (ActIvIsIon)