After just three days in stores around the globe, Grand Theft Auto 5 has taken in more than $1 billion, Take-Two Interactive Software announced Friday.

The latest version of the franchise debuted on Sept. 17 for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Its three-day haul “marks the fastest that any entertainment property, including video games and feature films, has reached this significant milestone,” according to Take-Two, which owns GTA developer Rockstar Games.

“Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive entertainment,” Strauss Zelnick, chairman and CEO of Take-Two, said in a statement. “We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto V.”

The latest milestone comes after Take-Two earlier this week announced that the game earned $800 million in its first day of global sales. GTA 5 is available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; the Standard Edition is $59.99, the Special Edition is $79.99, and the Collector’s Edition costs $149.99.

In some cases, life has imitated art when it comes to the violent game. London police this week arrested three teenagers who attacked a man who had just purchased a copy of GTA 5. In the U.S., three men also posed as New York City police officers in an effort to be first in line at the Staten Island Mall to buy the new title.

Violent content in the GTA franchise is nothing new, but a torture scene within the most recent iteration has drawn fire from human rights groups overseas. As noted by The Guardian(Opens in a new window), Freedom from Torture and Amnesty, among others, are up in arms over a scene that requires players to pull someone’s teeth and electrocute them.

For more, see PCMag’s list of the 5 Best Grand Theft Auto Games, as well as our Hands On With Grand Theft Auto V.