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$78,122,7181,132
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,652
Australia1$3,941,9081,328
South Korea1$1,842,1051,839
Taiwan1$856,538770
Hong Kong1$714,1311,290
New Zealand1$526,7091,278
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,944
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,580
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,130
Italy1$2,136,0141,793
Spain1$1,186,6262,575
France1$751,7544,559
Türkiye1$531,7611,411
Austria1$447,0971,492
Norway1$348,7841,587
South Africa1$229,9281,625
Netherlands1$217,8073,133
Hungary1$61,0592,295
Bulgaria1$13,2802,458
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,186
Brazil1$355,8212,317
Argentina1$77,0572,753
Chile1$29,2342,137