Hollywood studios fear impact of the arrival of "GTA VI"

It is already next week, on November 19, that “GTA VI” will be officially available to play and Hollywood studios fear the impact on ticket receipts.

14/11/2026
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O release of “GTA VI” is one of the most anticipated of recent years in the world of video games. After all, it is not just a new game of Rockstar Games' acclaimed franchise and it puts an end to more than 13 years since the previous release.

At a time when it is estimated that “GTA VI” will have already exceeded the billion dollars of revenue only during the pre-sales phase, the The Hollywood Reporter hollywood film studios fear that box office recipes may suffer from the arrival of “GTA VI” in stores.

“ It will be a decisive moment not only for the video game industry, but also for all people in the entertainment industry who will have to deal with the fact that viewers will abandon their environments to go play ‘GTA VI’”, says Bart Spiegel, responsible for the global entertainment, games and sport area of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

“GTA VI” can generate more than €3 billion at launch

“GTA VI” is believed to generate more than EUR 3 billion during the launch period. The game reaches stores at the end of next week and the CEO of Take-Two Interactive has already pointed to positive signs in the pre-sale period.

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Remember that a new season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Power Rings” on Prime Video, with new episodes to be released until November 25. Amazon streaming service will also receive the series “Blade Runner 2099” on the 25th. Disney+ is preparing the premiere of a new season of “Percy Jackson” for the 20th, while HBO Max plans to launch the final season of “Yellowjackets” on the 21st.

At the cinema there are also premieres that can see the box office revenue reduced because of “GTA VI”, as is the case of “Ebenezer – A Christmas Tale” (with Johnny Depp), which also premiered this week, and “The Hunger Games – Dawn in the harvest”, arriving at the cinemas on the 18th.

More real than ever? New videos of “GTA VI” give to talk

The release of “GTA VI” is scheduled for next week, on November 19, and videos have been published that allow us to get an idea of the level of realism of the graphics of this new Rockstar Games game.

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“ I think ‘GTA VI’ could be the biggest launch of an entertainment product in history’, says Geoff Keighley, host of video games events such as The Game Awards and the Summer Game Fest. “ Not just as a game, in terms of dollars it will generate – here it will easily overcome ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Dune: Part Three’ – but how much it will impact the goings to the movies, streaming and the way people spend their time”.

Keighley notes that “Hollywood should look at the hours as attentively as he looks at the dollars”Noting that “GTA VI” will be “some people’s entertainment plan for the rest of the year”.

“The entertainment industry has never really seen anything like this”, Keighley note.