Industry analysts say the release this week of the video game "Grand Theft Auto IV" could put a dent in Marvel Studios' opening weekend box office for the movie "Iron Man." CNN has the story.
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of "GTA IV" publisher Rockstar Games, predicted that with 6 million preorders worldwide, the game will bring in more than $400 million. "GTA IV" has a chance of surpassing the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" as the highest-grossing entertainment title in its first week of sales, and that's across all genres.
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told the Financial Times this month that movie executives told him, " 'Iron Man' the movie is going to get killed by 'Grand Theft Auto,' the game.
"I don't think I've ever heard of that before," he said.
