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According to a statement put out by Rockstar Games last week, the game had the second-highest grossing launch of any entertainment product in history.

With over $725 million in worldwide retail sales during its first three days of availability, the massive Western-themed open world game trails only Grand Theft Auto V, also made by Rockstar Games, in terms of three-day launch sales.

The fact that Rockstar Games celebrates the game's success as the “second-highest grossing entertainment launch of all time” rather than just calling it the second-highest grossing video game launch, says a lot about where video games stand today.

They are no longer a time-waster for teenagers slumped in front of their computer screens but global entertainment properties, competing with the biggest blockbusters Hollywood can muster.

As this chart shows, both GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 have made more money in three days than the biggest movie openings of all time.

This article and chart originally appeared on the blog of statistics firm Statista, and is republished here with permission.