These records establish GTA IV as the most profitable entertainment release of all-time, far surpassing other video game, film and book releases. According to Guinness World Records, this is how the game stacks up against / stomps down on the competition:
- (Former) Fastest-selling video game in 24 hours: Halo 3 at $170 million
- Fastest-selling theatrical movie in 24 hours: Spider-Man 3 at $60 million
- Fastest-selling book in 24 hours: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows at $220 million
As a franchise, setting records is nothing new to Grand Theft Auto. Its list of "firsts" "biggests" and "bests" looks something like this:
- First Full "Sandbox" Action-Adventure - GTA III
- Biggest Selling Game of 2001 - GTA III
- Biggest Selling Game of 2002 - GTA: Vice City
- Best-selling Playstation 2 game of all time - GTA: Vice City
- Best-selling PSP game of all time - GTA: Liberty City Stories
- Largest in-game soundtrack - GTA: San Andreas
- Largest Voice Cast in a video game - GTA: San Andreas
- Most Guest Stars In A Video Game Series- Grand Theft Auto Franchise
