The Wild West video game Red Dead Redemption 2 has made $725m (£650m) in retail sell-through during its first three days on sale, according to the title’s publisher Rockstar.

The figure makes its the biggest global entertainment launch of 2018 and the second biggest in history, behind only Rockstar’s own Grand Theft Auto V. GTAV, released in 2013, grossed $1bn during the same period, and has since gone on to be the highest grossing entertainment product of all time with over $6bn of revenue.

Released on Friday to critical acclaim, Red Dead Redemption 2’s opening weekend eclipses the $640.5m of Avengers: Infinity War, which is the highest-grossing of any film in history. As Grand Theft Auto V was released on a Tuesday, the Red Dead Redemption 2 figure makes the game the most successful opening weekend of any entertainment product.

According to UK charts firm GfK, Red Dead Redemption 2 was the second highest seller in terms of physical copies in the UK, behind FIFA 19. However, these figures only include boxed copies, with Rockstar and PlayStation 4 producer Sony claiming that Red Dead Redemption 2 is also breaking records in terms of its digital sales.