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RDR2 Has Biggest Opening Weekend in Entertainment History

RDR2 Has Biggest Opening Weekend in Entertainment History

Rockstar Games has issued one of the most humble-bragging press releases of all time, claiming several new titles for its recent Western epic, Red Dead Redemption 2 . One of those titles, the biggest one even, comes as little surprise, considering recent news regarding Grand Theft Auto V . According to the press release, Red Dead Redemption 2 has seen the most successful opening weekend in entertainment media history.

Over the weekend, Rockstar Games claims that Red Dead Redemption 2 earned over $725 million in retail sell-through, thus claiming the aforementioned title. This is compared to Grand Theft Auto V ’s intake of over $1 billion in retail sell-through, but that didn’t take place over a weekend. These milestones also carried over to PlayStation Network records. You can check out the full list of achievements for Red Dead Redemption 2 below:

  • Biggest opening weekend in retail sell-through across all entertainment releases;
  • Second biggest launch (three days) in retail sell-through across all entertainment releases;
  • Biggest entertainment launch of 2018;
  • Most pre-ordered full game ever on PlayStation Network;
  • Biggest day one full game sales ever on PlayStation Network;
  • Biggest first three days full game sales ever on PlayStation Network.

Source: Press Release

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