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$78,122,7181,133
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,656
Australia1$3,941,9081,328
South Korea1$1,842,1051,842
Taiwan1$856,538771
Hong Kong1$714,1311,293
New Zealand1$526,7091,280
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,957
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,582
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,138
Italy1$2,136,0141,793
Spain1$1,186,6262,577
France1$751,7544,567
Türkiye1$531,7611,415
Austria1$447,0971,495
Norway1$348,7841,589
South Africa1$229,9281,626
Netherlands1$217,8073,137
Hungary1$61,0592,298
Bulgaria1$13,2802,462
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,187
Brazil1$355,8212,320
Argentina1$77,0572,759
Chile1$29,2342,142