Grand Theft Auto V - the highest grossing media title ever

Grand Theft Auto V has been deemed the highest grossing media of all time, coming in with a massive 90 million units sold.

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In a recent article shared by Market Watch, Rockstars Grand Theft Auto V has been deemed the pinnacle of a financially successful media, thats right folks a video game is the most successful media title of all time.

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Since the release of GTA V, the controversial title has sold more than 90 million units, which equates to a massive $6 billion in sales. This number supersedes any movie, album, book or any other video game to date.

Huge titles such as "Star Wars" or "Avatar" have been crushed by GTA V's sales, Take-Two Interactive would be very happy with themselves when their closest competitor on the video game market is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at only 26.5 million units.

The image located below is taken from the Market Watch article, it shows in detail just how big GTA V really is compared other forms of media. Visit the Market Watch article here for a full breakdown.

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