Theres an interesting article on slashdot about the recent bumper video game sales, and what that means in a comparison to Hollywood.

The industry set a milestone last month when Microsoft's Halo 2 -- a sequel to a futuristic game with an elaborate plot that pits humans against invading aliens -- surpassed Hollywood's opening-weekend movie box office record in just one day of sales.

The original article was from sfgate.com.