It's almost like a movie
Just some food for thought. Grand Theft Auto 4 had a budget of around $100 million. It sold 3.6 million copies on its first day and sold around 9 million in a one month period. The numbers add up to about $500 million on GTA4's first week.
In comparison, The Dark Knight grossed $155 million on opening weekend with a budget of around $180 million.
I understand that a movie's revenue stream doesn't just end at the box office, there's DVD sales and digital rentals to consider but that can be countered with downloadable content and expansion packs on the video game side. Anyway, I just wanted to lay this info out for consideration.
With game studios getting bigger budgets every year backed up with staggering numbers like this coupled with more sophisticated online capabilities, who knows what the game industry will be like in ten years.
In comparison, The Dark Knight grossed $155 million on opening weekend with a budget of around $180 million.
I understand that a movie's revenue stream doesn't just end at the box office, there's DVD sales and digital rentals to consider but that can be countered with downloadable content and expansion packs on the video game side. Anyway, I just wanted to lay this info out for consideration.
With game studios getting bigger budgets every year backed up with staggering numbers like this coupled with more sophisticated online capabilities, who knows what the game industry will be like in ten years.
posted by Allen M @ 7/22/2008 11:55:00 PM
1 Comments:
At 1:51 PM,
BT said…
If you break it down by ticket sales, Dark Knight almost doubled GTA4's total audience in a weekend.
I want the game industry to eclipse the movie industry as much as anyone else, but they still have a few years to go. A decade or more, likely.
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