
via at Statista
With an estimated production/marketing budget
of $265 million, GTA V ( Grand Theft Auto ) is the most expensive video game of all time
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) video gaming published by Rockstar
Games and developed by subsidiary companies. The first games were
developed by Rockstar North(formerly DMA Design) and BMG
Interactive (a subsidiary of BMG Records
Industry analysts had predicted that the GTA would sell 15 to 20 million units of the game and thus earn $1 billion by March 2014. That estimate turned out just a tad too conservative: the game went on to earn $800 million within the first 24 hours and after less than three days, Take-Two issued a press release stating that the game had just passed $1 billion in sales.
Industry analysts had predicted that the GTA would sell 15 to 20 million units of the game and thus earn $1 billion by March 2014. That estimate turned out just a tad too conservative: the game went on to earn $800 million within the first 24 hours and after less than three days, Take-Two issued a press release stating that the game had just passed $1 billion in sales.