Anatomy of a $60 video game

[Riachu]

Thanks to this data, I think I know how much Red Dead Redemption costs to make. Rockstar said that the game has to sell 5 million copies just to break even. They get $27 per copy sold. 5 million X $27 equals 135,000,000. This means that the game cost about $135 million to make, give or take 10%.