GTA V Sold Over 400,000 Copies During Lockdown In Just The UK

Even though the game first released back in 2013, GTA V continues to sell all across the world, especially in the UK.

As businesses continue to struggle during the global pandemic, the video game industry continues to thrive now that people need stuff to keep them occupied while they are at home. This is especially true for sales of video games in the UK and you can probably guess which game is on the list. Yep, GTA V.

The Entertainment Retailers Association shared sales data between the dates of March 23 to June 13.

During the lockdown in the UK, GTA V has continued to sell incredibly well. The game sold 438,902 copies during the lockdown alone. The game has shipped a massive 135 million copies worldwide for all platforms and I can guarantee that number is still going to grow.

Other than Grand Theft Auto, Activision’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare and EA’s FIFA 20 continue to sell like hotcakes. FIFA was the best selling game during the lockdown and sold 506,572 copies while Modern Warfare sold 474,902 copies.

The ERA gathered data for both physical and digital sales. However, some companies did not share their digital sales. Nintendo and Bethesda decided not to supply them with download numbers. As pointed out by Eurogamer, this is probably why Animal Crossing is farther down the list with only 206,069 copies sold.

Anyways, here is the top 40 in terms of sales data for all of entertainment during the lockdown in the UK:

Video: Star Wars 9 – The Rise Of Skywalker, Walt Disney Studios – 637,484
Video: Frozen 2, Walt Disney Studios – 541,783
Games: FIFA 20, Electronic Arts – 506,572
Games: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, Activision Blizzard – 474,902
Games: Grand Theft Auto 5, Rockstar Games – 438,902
Video: 1917, Universal Pictures – 411,925
Video: Jumanji – The Next Level, Sony Pictures HE – 411,151
Games: NBA 2K20, 2K Sports – 400,879
Games: Monopoly Plus, Ubisoft – 253,045
Video: Bad Boys For Life, Sony Pictures HE – 241,471
Games: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo – 206,069
Games: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, Activision Blizzard – 203,749
Video: Onward, Walt Disney Studios – 191,847
Games: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Square Enix – 185,260
Video: Sonic The Hedgehog, Universal Pictures – 177,940
Video: Knives Out, Elevation Sales – 155,129
Games: The Sims 4, Electronic Arts – 146,006
Games: Resident Evil 3, Capcom – 143,042
Games: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Ubisoft – 132,395
Albums: Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa, Warner Music – 122,740
Games: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Electronic Arts – 116,669
Video: Le Mans ’66, Walt Disney Studios – 113,962
Games: Uno, Ubisoft – 112,800
Games: Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games – 108,784
Video: Little Women (2019), Sony Pictures HE – 108,245
Video: Jojo Rabbit, Walt Disney Studios – 107,478
Games: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft – 104,935
Albums: Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent Lewis Capaldi, Universal Music – 95,733
Games: Just Dance 2020, Ubisoft – 95,656
Games: Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft – 95,139
Video: Birds Of Prey And The Fantabulous, Warner Home Video – 94,810
Games: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Activision Blizzard – 93,713
Games: EA Sports UFC 3, Electronic Arts – 91,706
Video: Spies In Disguise, Walt Disney Studios – 88,966
Video: Bloodshot, Sony Pictures HE – 85,341
Games: Football Manager 2020, Sega – 84,104
Video: The Gentlemen, EIV – 80,780
Games: Spider-Man, Sony Interactive Entertainment – 78,247
Albums: After Hours Weeknd, Universal Music – 75,871
Video: Dolittle, Universal Pictures – 74,124