We Were Soldiers
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$20,212,543
3,143 theaters
3,143 theaters
Budget$75,000,000
Release DateMar 1, 2002
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Jul 4, 2002
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 18 min
GenresAction
Drama
History
War
In Release306 days/43 weeks
Widest Release3,143 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1-3 | 1 | $20,212,543 | - | 3,143 | - | $6,430 | $20,212,543 | 1 |
| Mar 8-10 | 2 | $14,208,525 | -29.7% | 3,143 | - | $4,520 | $40,552,286 | 2 |
| Mar 15-17 | 5 | $8,488,331 | -40.3% | 3,143 | - | $2,700 | $53,326,665 | 3 |
| Mar 22-24 | 6 | $5,728,150 | -32.5% | 2,859 | -284 | $2,003 | $61,638,534 | 4 |
| Mar 29-31 | 9 | $3,723,298 | -35% | 2,046 | -813 | $1,819 | $67,601,100 | 5 |
| Mar 29-Apr 1 Easter wknd | 9 | $4,130,298 | - | 2,046 | - | $2,018 | $68,008,100 | - |
| Apr 5-7 | 11 | $2,536,701 | -31.9% | 1,740 | -306 | $1,457 | $71,695,364 | 6 |
| Apr 12-14 | 14 | $1,428,885 | -43.7% | 1,112 | -628 | $1,284 | $73,869,164 | 7 |
| Apr 19-21 | 14 | $892,201 | -37.6% | 838 | -274 | $1,064 | $75,327,562 | 8 |
| Apr 26-28 | 22 | $541,858 | -39.3% | 602 | -236 | $900 | $76,207,877 | 9 |
| May 3-5 | 25 | $365,879 | -32.5% | 448 | -154 | $816 | $76,781,783 | 10 |
| May 10-12 | 27 | $278,989 | -23.7% | 352 | -96 | $792 | $77,199,533 | 11 |
| May 17-19 | 26 | $177,804 | -36.3% | 241 | -111 | $737 | $77,479,274 | 12 |
| May 24-27 Memorial Day wknd | 25 | $276,368 | - | 322 | - | $858 | $77,841,080 | - |
| May 31-Jun 2 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 30 | $77,522 | - | 234 | - | $331 | $77,977,745 | 14 |
| Jun 7-9 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 38 | $42,393 | -45.3% | 105 | -129 | $403 | $78,064,284 | 15 |
| Jun 14-16 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 61 | $10,778 | -74.6% | 42 | -63 | $256 | $78,094,068 | 16 |
| Jun 21-23 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 70 | $8,542 | -20.7% | 21 | -21 | $406 | $78,108,694 | 17 |
| Jun 28-30 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 82 | $5,278 | -38.2% | 17 | -4 | $310 | $78,120,196 | 18 |
