We Were Soldiers (2002)

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.

All Releases

Domestic (67.7%)
$78,122,718
International (32.3%)
$37,252,197
Worldwide
$115,374,915
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorParamount Pictures
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Domestic Opening$20,212,543
Budget$75,000,000
Earliest Release DateMarch 1, 2002 (Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 18 min
GenresAction Drama History War

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMarch 1-October 31, 200223 markets$78,122,718$36,538,066$114,660,784
2006 Re-releaseMarch 28, 2006Hong Kong$714,131$714,131

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$78,122,7181,125
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,639
Australia1$3,941,9081,319
South Korea1$1,842,1051,828
Taiwan1$856,538764
Hong Kong1$714,1311,277
New Zealand1$526,7091,268
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,887
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,567
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,112
Italy1$2,136,0141,780
Spain1$1,186,6262,553
France1$751,7544,510
Türkiye1$531,7611,404
Austria1$447,0971,485
Norway1$348,7841,576
South Africa1$229,9281,614
Netherlands1$217,8073,112
Hungary1$61,0592,265
Bulgaria1$13,2802,418
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,174
Brazil1$355,8212,299
Argentina1$77,0572,743
Chile1$29,2342,127