Earlier this year, Avengers: Infinity War achieved the biggest movie opening of all time, grossing a combined $630 million at North American and foreign box offices. According to a report from Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has eclipsed Marvel’s achievement. In its first three days on the market alone, RDR2 made an astronomical $725 million.
Take-Two and Rockstar noted the following in a celebratory press release:
Rockstar Games is proud to announce that the critically acclaimed Red Dead Redemption 2 has achieved the single-biggest opening weekend in the history of entertainment. With over $725 million in worldwide retail sell-through during its first three days, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the second-highest grossing entertainment launch of all time next to Rockstar Games’ previously released title, Grand Theft Auto V, which achieved over $1 billion in retail sell-through in three days. GTAV’s billion dollar opening doesn’t earn the weekend crowning achievement, as its September 2013 launch fell on a Tuesday. However, with the title’s being the most profitable entertainment property in history, it hardly needs more to boast about.
Other crowning achievements for the latest Red Dead Redemption 2 are:

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
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