Speaking to the FT (paywalled), DFC predicts that GTA 6 will generate $3.2 billion during its first year on sale, which is double what its predecessor managed back in 2013, and significantly more than 2024’s biggest movies Inside Out 2 ($1.7bn), and Deadpool & Wolverine ($1.3bn).

Grand Theft Auto VI, the latest mainline installment of Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive's best-selling action-adventure video game series, is projected to earn as much as $3.2 billion in its first year of release,

GTA 6 could earn a whopping $3.2 billion in its first year. According to another analysts the game could earn $1 billion in just pre-orders.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is projected to become 2025's biggest entertainment launch, with expected first-year revenues of $3.2 billion and pre-orders surpassing $1 billion. Anticipation for the game is evident from the 225 million views of its trailer.