This graph presents information on the sales revenue generated by selected game titles within their opening weeks as of march 2016. Between 2013 and 2016, Grand Theft Auto V, developed by Rockstar, was reported to have generated one billion U.S. dollars in revenue within the first week after launch. In the period of six months, between its release in November 2015 until April 2016, Call of Duty: Black Ops III sold 22.5 million units worldwide.
Sales revenue generated by selected game titles within opening week worldwide as of March 2016
(in million U.S. dollars)
Title (release date)
Revenue in million U.S. dollars
Grand Theft Auto V (September 17, 2013)*
1,000
Fallout 4 (November 10, 2015)**
750
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (November 6, 2015)****
figures as reported by developers and/or publishers
Supplementary notes
* GTA V figure is based on the first 3 days at retail.
** Fallout 4 sales figure is based on the first 24 hours at retail.
*** Call of Duty: Black Ops III sales figure is based on the first 72 hours at retail.
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Polygon.com. (March 15, 2016). Sales revenue generated by selected game titles within opening week worldwide as of March 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/515562/selected-games-revenue-opening-week/
Polygon.com. "Sales revenue generated by selected game titles within opening week worldwide as of March 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515562/selected-games-revenue-opening-week/
Polygon.com. (2016). Sales revenue generated by selected game titles within opening week worldwide as of March 2016 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515562/selected-games-revenue-opening-week/
Polygon.com. "Sales Revenue Generated by Selected Game Titles within Opening Week Worldwide as of March 2016 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515562/selected-games-revenue-opening-week/
Polygon.com, Sales revenue generated by selected game titles within opening week worldwide as of March 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515562/selected-games-revenue-opening-week/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Sales revenue generated by selected game titles within opening week worldwide as of March 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Polygon.com, March 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/515562/selected-games-revenue-opening-week/
