Data from GfK Chart Track data, , shows that GTAV sold 1.57 million copies in the UK in its first day on sale, raking in over £65m (approximately $104m) in revenue.

Rockstar's latest dethrones Call of Duty: Black Ops, the previous record holder, which sold 1.41m copies in its first 24 hours when it first went on sale in 2010, bringing in £58m.

Grand Theft Auto V launched worldwide yesterday for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.