Yes, we’re still talking MW2 on GamingAngels. The title is making all kinds of waves and today it’s the good kind… money. Modern Warfare 2 has shattered theatrical box office and video game sales for five-day worldwide sales. The new records for five days of sales is now $550 million according to initial Activision estimates.

$550 million is huge. To give you some sort of idea on comparisons with other forms of entertainment, Activision sent over a list of items that they beat out:

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)

“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 engage in other forms of media.”

I guess the last thing to see is if Modern Warfare 2 will beat out Twilight Saga: New Moon.

This actually brings a new level of cool to the Twilight series. Turns out that not only tween girls and slight embarrassed female adults are fans of Twilight. Metal Gear Solid creator, Hideo Kojima a “huge fan” of the series and will be judging a fan art contest themed around New Moon.

He will be judging along with Evangelion character designer/manga creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. The third judge is Ryuji Gotsubo, the creator of the Sasameke manga and the illustrator of the Japanese edition of the Twilight novels. The illustration contest is being held by Japanese art website pixiv.

“Sadamoto will award one winner with an autographed painting set. Kojima will award one autographed copy of his recent Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots game. Gotsubo is offering an autographed set of the first three Twilight tankōbon novel volumes, which cover the same material as the first American novel volume. The pixiv website’s premium members will also vote on 10 winners who will each receive two tickets for the film. The deadline for entry is November 15. The film will open in North America on November 20 and in Japan on November 28, according to ANN.com.”

There are plans for a Twilight graphic novel in the works drawn by Korean artist Young Kim. No word if Kojima is “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob”.

Nordstrom is offering fans a chance to meet selected cast members of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at select Nordstrom stores. Unfortunately not one is near me, but maybe you can go and report on it for us!

Fans can visit Nordstrom.com/newmoon for details and how to get VIP access on October 31 at 8am.

The cast members will be going to the following Nordstrom stores:

November 5- Topanga (Canoga Park, CA)**
November 8- Park Meadows (Lone Tree, CO)*
November 9- Natick Collection (Natick, MA)*
November 10- The Galleria (Houston, TX)*
November 11- Mall of America (Bloomington, MN)*
November 11- Cherry Hill Mall (Philadelphia, PA)*
November 11- Stonestown Galleria (San Francisco, CA)*
November 12- Perimeter Mall (Atlanta, GA)
November 12- Southcenter (Tukwila, WA)*
November 13- Aventura Mall (Aventura, FL)
November 13- Scottsdale Fashion Square (Phoenix, AZ)*
November 14- Fashion Place (Murray, UT)*

The BP department also has New Moon clothing and will be holding in-store styling parties on November 14 and 15.