To the absolute surprise of no-one, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has released and zoomed straight to the top of Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart for the week ending November 14th.

Modern Warfare 2 managed to record the biggest launch in the region ever, with 1.78 million units solid in the UK over five days, generation a whopping £67.4 million.

Chart Track puts this amazing launch into perspective by pointing out that, in five days, Modern Warfare 2 “grossed almost twice as much as the entire entertainment software market” this past week:

“The Xbox 360 version alone has sold over 1m units in its first week, making £38.5m (which on its own is more than last week’s total entertainment software market figure). ‘Modern Warfare 2’ has smashed GTA IV’s launch week record of 927,000 units (£39.9m) by a huge margin.”

Wow.

Elsewhere on the chart, Wii Sports Resort (sales up 45%) moves up to No. 2 from No. 3, while Fifa 10 (sales flat) shifts down to No. 3 from No. 2, effectively swapping positions with one another.

Wii Fit Plus (sales down 24%), last week’s No. 1, stumbles down to No. 4 this week, as Forza Motorsport 3 (sales up 22%) steps up one place to No. 5 this week from No. 6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (sales up 9%) meanwhile also moves up a place to No. 6 from No. 7 last week.

LEGO Batman: The Videogame (sales up 107%) surges up the chart to No. 7 from No. 14 last week, while Mario Kart Wii (sales up 53%) makes a similar move, charting at No. 8 this week from No. 12. The largest jump is reserved for Pure (sales up 143%), however, which leaps up to No. 9 from No. 23, as GTA: Episodes From Liberty City (sales down 28%) is forced down the chart to No. 10, from No. 8 last week.

Other interesting movement on the chart this week includes Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 moving out of the Top Ten to No. 11 from No. 9 last week, Football Manager 2010 also shifting out of the coveted Top Ten from No. 4 to No. 12, Dragon Age: Origins also making ‘the jump,’ now charting at No. 13 from No. 5, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare re-entering the chart at No. 19 thanks to the release of the Wii version (and Modern Warfare 2 stoking interest).

Tekken 6, meanwhile, falls to No. 20 from No. 10 last week, DJ Hero continues its poor performance by shifting down to No. 27 from No. 21, Borderlands moves swiftly down the chart to No. 29 from No. 15 last week, and Ghostbusters: The Video Game slumps down to No. 39 from No. 26.

The All Formats UK Software Chart Top Ten follows below:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
• Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
• FIFA 10 (EA)
• Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
• Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo)
• LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
• Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
• Pure (Disney Interactive)
• GTA: Episodes From Liberty City (Rockstar)

Source: Chart Track