Red Dead Redemption has sold-in nearly 116 million units worldwide, with Red Dead Redemption 2 carrying most of that total at over 87 million copies. Take-Two put the figures in its first-quarter report for the period ended June 30, 2026, alongside a softer quarter that still left the company leaning on its biggest franchises.
Strauss Zelnick used the call to restate Take-Two Interactive's FY27 outlook, saying, "We are reiterating our Fiscal 2027 outlook for Net Bookings of $8 to $8.2 billion, which reflects both ongoing positive trends in our business and our high degree of confidence around the November 19 release of Grand Theft Auto VI." He also said, "We expect to sustain this new level of scale and generate strong cash flows for the next several years, as we release our robust development pipeline; capitalize on incremental opportunities within our highly-established hit franchises; and continue to apply our proven, long-term approach to managing the Company."
Red Dead Redemption 2's share
Over 87 million copies of Red Dead Redemption 2 sit inside the nearly 116 million-unit franchise total, which puts the sequel at roughly three-quarters of lifetime series sales. That concentration leaves the original Red Dead Redemption as the smaller piece of a business that still keeps expanding years after release.
The scale is not isolated to Red Dead Redemption. Take-Two said Grand Theft Auto V has sold-in over 230 million units across three console generations, while the wider Grand Theft Auto franchise has reached almost 475 million units globally. Those numbers show where the company still places its weight: on a small set of evergreen titles that keep generating volume long after launch.
Take-Two's June quarter
$1.39 billion in net bookings for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026, came in below the $1.42 billion cited in the same breath by the company as a reference point for the period. The year-on-year result was down 3 percent even as the company pointed to major sales milestones for Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption.
Chris Kerr has framed the latest Take-Two numbers around that split: a business still producing franchise-level hits, but not at a pace that erases the quarter's softer booking trend. For readers tracking Red Dead Redemption, the practical takeaway is simple — the series remains a major asset, yet almost all of its weight still comes from Red Dead Redemption 2.
VI and the next lift
November 19 remains the date tied to Grand Theft Auto VI in Take-Two's FY27 outlook, and that schedule now sits at the center of the company's forward revenue story. Red Dead Redemption did not get a new release date in the report, so the franchise's value in the near term still lives in catalog sales rather than fresh launch momentum.
