Will GTA 6 Really Make $5 Billion In A Week?

One research firm thinks GTA 6 could bring in $3.25 billion to $5.2 billion in its first week. That is more than the highest-grossing movie of all time has made in seven years. This video goes through the money behind GTA 6: the forecasts, the pre-orders, what the game cost, what Take-Two needs from it, and why $5 billion in a week is not a sure thing. The numbers here are estimates and forecasts unless the video says otherwise, and each one is labeled on screen. The pre-order figure is Sensor Tower's estimate as of November 13, 2026. 0:00 Intro 0:41 The $5 billion week 1:34 What we actually know 2:35 The game it has to beat 3:15 Bigger than any movie 4:08 What it cost 5:43 The $80 question 6:08 Take-Two's whole year 7:12 Everyone else moved 7:33 The money that comes later 8:12 Why I'm not so sure 9:08 My guess Footage: Rockstar Games' official GTA VI trailers, "An Extended Look" and screenshots, and the GTA V trailer, used with our commentary. GTA V gameplay: captured by Jon's Unlocked. Photos: Strauss Zelnick by Christopher Michel (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strauss_Zelnick,_2015_(16339090774).jpg and the Burj Khalifa by Eric Chamchoum (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burj_Khalifa_Dubai,_UAE_at_Sunset_001_by_Eric_Chamchoum.jpg via Wikimedia Commons. Music: original, by Jon's Unlocked. Voiceover: AI-generated (synthetic voice). Sources: Newzoo, Sensor Tower, Take-Two Interactive's earnings releases, Bank of America (via Yahoo Finance), Deadline, TheWrap, GameSpot, Game File, Variety, Guinness World Records and The New York Times. #GTA6 #GTAVI #grandtheftauto