Tuesday, April 21, 2015

"GTA V"s" Production Budget Vs. A Real City"s Budget







  1. 1. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Running Peoria, IL for a year











    X



    Peoria is slated to spend $137 million on its city (pop. 115,000) this year.






  2. 2. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Running Aspen, CO for a year











    X



    Operating costs for Aspen was $51 million in 2013.






  3. 3. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Running Hoboken, NJ for a year











    X



    The projected operating cost of Hoboken in 2013 is $40 million






  4. 4. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Running Inglewood, CA for a year











    X



    The projected 2013 expenditure for Inglewood is $84 million.






  5. 5. Which costs more?












    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Running LAPD for a year











    X



    The LAPD costs $1.4 billion dollars a year.






  6. 6. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Paying all teachers and school staff in Culver City (LA neighorhood) for a year











    X



    Total school staff salaries in Culver City were $44 million this year.






  7. 7. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Running Burlington, VT for a year











    X



    Burlington’s city budget costs $65 million in 2012. It has a population of 42,000.






  8. 8. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. All 2012 parking tickets in Washington DC











    X



    The city of Washington made $92 million from parking fines in 2012.






  9. 9. Which costs more?










    1. Making GTA V for a year










    2. Running Compton’s police force for a year











    X



    The city of Compton spent $18.5 million on its police force in 2012.







“GTA V’s” Production Budget Vs. A Real City’s Budget






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“Grand Theft Auto V” is the most expensive game in history, taking five years to burn through its estimated $265 million production and marketing costs. That comes down to $53 million a year.


It’s paying back in spades, though. Within 24 hours of the game’s launch, it topped a billion dollars in sales. By the end of October, it will most likely outsell the entire world’s music industries. Basically, Rockstar Games is printing money as we speak.



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"GTA V"s" Production Budget Vs. A Real City"s Budget

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