The newly released Call of Duty: Ghosts video game made more than $1billion (£621m) on its first day.
The game went on worldwide sale yesterday and eclipsed the sales total record held by Grand Theft Auto V, which raked in $800m (£496m) on its debut day less than two months ago.
Fans queued overnight across the capital as stores reopened specially for the release at midnight on Monday.
Dozens lined up outside the Game shop in Hamleys, Regent’s Street, to get a copy.
Call of Duty: Ghosts is the 10 installment of the CoD franchise, which is played by 40 million people each month.
The $1billion figure represents sales to retail store, which may not reflect actual consumer purchases of the games, said publisher Activision.
Eric Hirshberg, chief executive of Activision Publishing, said the game "has delivered yet another epic thrill ride in the campaign, and what I think is our best multiplayer game yet".
