'Red Dead Redemption 2' Latest News & Update: Game Beats ‘Avengers 4’, Earns $725M in 3 Days

“Red Dead Redemption 2” was always going to be a major hit and the recent sales numbers are just expectations come to life. Just to provide context on how monstrously successful this western open-world game is, though, it beat out “Avengers: Infinity War” in terms of sales. It did so by raking in $725 million in just three days, and this isn’t even Rockstar’s most successful title ever.

In a recent press release from the company featuring “Red Dead Redemption 2” sales numbers, it was noted that this was “Entertainment’s Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time.” The qualifier there is “Opening Weekend” since “Grand Theft Auto V: San Andreas” still beat it by earning $1 billion in three days. Still, this is undoubtedly a major achievement for Rockstar.

As Variety also notes, this number is much bigger than what other forms of entertainment managed to earn, including the $640 million opening weekend of the fourth “Avengers” film. If that isn’t impressive enough, “Red Dead Redemption 2” also broke other records, including the highest pre-order numbers on the PlayStation Network.

There’s no doubt that the game’s impressive critical reception played a big part in spurring players to buy the game. “Red Dead Redemption 2” is currently the highest-rated video game for the PlayStation 4 on Metacritic, scoring an impressive 97. Most reviewers have also been stumbling over themselves to praise the game to no end, with Variety calling it “Rockstar Games’ best creation to date.”

Despite the lofty expectations of Rockstar and reviewers, the sales numbers have also been beyond what most anticipated, Forbes notes. Then again, “Red Dead Redemption 2” is the perfect example of the right game coming at the right time. It greatly benefited from the passion ignited by the first “Red Dead Redemption” title and the usual quality expected from Rockstar.