GTA – gaming’s ultimate franchise

GTA is the ultimate open-world video game franchise to date.

No matter which games and genres you like, it is hard not to get sucked into the world of gangsters, millionaires, and ambulance theft.

To bring home just how big this game is, we detail the facts and figures about Grand Theft Auto.

The Money

While researching for this article I came across a cool post by dorkly.com, which compared how much money GTA 5 made on launch day in 2013 to other game and movie releases, art collections, and massive skyscrapers.

I added recent stats, too.

Biggest Box Office Premier – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2: $91 million
Biggest Console Launch – PS2: $340 million
Biggest Video Game Launch – Destiny: $500 million
Cost of Van Gogh’s entire painting collection – $656 million
Cost to build the Willis Tower (previously known as Sears Tower) – $780 million
GTA 5 on launch day – $815 million

Series Sales History

GTA 5 Sales
Grand Theft Auto	0.1 million (January 2003)
Grand Theft Auto II	0.2 million (September 2003)
Grand Theft Auto III	14.5 million (March 2008)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	17.5 million (March 2008)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	21.5 million (March 2008)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	8 million (March 2008)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	4.5 million (March 2008)
Grand Theft Auto IV	25 million (November 2012)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	0.2 million (November 2013)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City	0.3 million (November 2013)
Grand Theft Auto V	30 million (September 2013)

Pretty impressive, right?

But the game is about more than just the numbers – it is about epic moments which you will never forget. (Unless you get some sort of degenerative brain disorder.)