Grand Theft Auto V is not the highest-grossing entertainment media product in history. The initial statement of the financial information and analytics site MarketWatch was incorrect. For comparison, the revenues of the role-playing MMO World of Warcraft by 2017 reached $ 10 billion — almost twice as much as the revenue of GTA V for all time.
Recall that MarketWatch called the GTA V action movie the highest-grossing entertainment media product in history on April 9.
Although GTA V has lost a high-profile title, this does not detract from the huge success and popularity of the project.
The hit of Rockstar Games studio and Take-Two Interactive publishing house has sold more than 90 million copies in 5 years of existence and earned over $ 6 billion.
Note that the researchers do not explain whether in-game purchases are included in this amount, or whether it is generated only by sales of game copies.
More than “Avatar”
GTA V has earned more money than any movie.
The highest—grossing film of the world cinema distribution — “Avatar” by James Cameron (James Cameron) – collected $ 2.8 billion.
Comparison of GTA V revenue and the movie “Avatar”, MarketWatch
Leader in the number of copies sold
If we measure the success of the game in realized copies, the closest competitors of GTA V will be Call of Duty; Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops, which sold 26.5 and 24.2 million copies.
Finally, GTA V sales are equal to the combined sales of all parts of the GTA series since Grand Theft Auto III, which was released in 2001.
GTA V sales in copies, MarketWatch
GTA V has been in the top of the best-selling games in the UK and Europe for four years, and in 2017 it took sixth place in sales in the USA.
The unusually high sales of GTA V are partly explained by the fact that many gamers bought the game twice due to the transition to a new generation of consoles.
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