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GTA IV sales top $500 million in first week

Andrew5 | 5 days 13 hours ago | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
Rockstar has made $500 million dollars in one week, because of the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. GTA IV has sold about six millions games, and more then half of that number was sold on release date.
Rockstar parent Take-Two has splurged the news that GTA IV has topped a massive $500 million in sales in its first week of release.

It's additionally confirmed that GTA IV's sold around six million units to date, approximately 3.6 million of which went on opening day.

That means GTA IV has broken all entertainment records for day one and week one sales by dollar value, according to the publisher. Should you want some kind of comparison, Halo 3 did $300 million in its first week (although that was on a single platform).

"We knew Grand Theft Auto IV would break new ground in terms of the player's experience, with its compelling story line, extraordinary gameplay and action that ranges over a broad urban canvas. Now, it has broken sales and rating records as well," said Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two.

"Grand Theft Auto IV's first week performance represents the largest launch in the history of interactive entertainment, and we believe these retail sales levels surpass any movie or music launch to date. We congratulate the entire Rockstar team on creating a must-have experience that takes the legendary Grand Theft Auto franchise to a new level."

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    kspiess | 5 days 13 hours ago | reply
    $500 million in one week. That's pretty sweet...

    Now the thing that I don't understand is, how can Take Two possibly be in financial trouble? I don't get how they can make half a billion and still be in imminent danger of being taken over by EA.
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    R1DDL3S | 5 days 12 hours ago | reply
      Another stat thread...EA can never take them over now...never
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      Andrew5 | 5 days 11 hours ago | reply
      I hope EA doesn't. That's amazing, $500 million. Wow. One week. XD
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    Stainless | 5 days 8 hours ago | reply
    It's easy... Children and teenagers of this generation enjoy violent games . That's a lot of money though Shows how important video games are to this works
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    Bri | 5 days 8 hours ago | reply
    This shows you the power that video games has and it's another reason why the industry needs to be taken way more seriously.

    Look how much coverage is given to Mariah Carey's latest CD or the movie to hit #1 over the weekend and they earn way less than $500 million the first week.
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    theundertakergonzo | 5 days 4 hours ago | reply
    That shows the game has delivered to its expectations i mean it had the hype and it's delivering. Everyone i ask is pleased with it so it deserves this.
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    Storm | 2 days 14 hours ago | reply
    Can't expect less from a great title like this. I agree, hopefully these sales keep Take Two out of EA's grasp.
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    Sort | 2 days 14 hours ago | reply
    Blockbuster films don't make that much money during their time in theaters. That's a really staggering number. Nearly everyone I talk to as of late is playing it though.

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