Grand Theft Auto has always been a popular game, but it’s been 5 years since Grand Theft Auto IV was released. Grand Theft Auto IV sold more than 3.6 million copies on its first day of availability, while selling 6 million copies in its first week. In total, it has garnered $500 million in sales. That’s not even close to what Grand Theft Auto V has garnered in under a week.
According to Yahoo Grand theft Auto V raked in more than a billion dollars in the first three days of sale.
Bloomberg expected the game to generate $1 billion in a month but they were 27 days behind what they expected.
Bloomberg predicted that the video game will make $1 billion in the first week.
Take-Two Interactive Software marks this “the fastest of any entertainment property, including video games and feature films.” Strauss Zelnick who is the Take-Two CEO said “Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon, and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive entertainment.”
Apparently, the Rockstar Games unit of Take-Two Interactive Software had a budget of $270m million for the five years spent making the game. It has in fact paid off as they have won over fans and positive reviews for a game that contains carjacking, gambling, killing, prostitution and drunk driving.
Grand Theft Auto V is set in a city called Los Santos mocking Los Angeles with its hills and beaches. The New York City based videogame publisher calls it the “largest and most ambitious title.”
sohh reports that the game sold $800 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release. The fact that in three days it hit over $1 billion only means that that’s not even close to how much Rock Star Games will garner from the game.