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$5,060,2801,644
Australia1$3,941,9081,318
South Korea1$1,842,1051,831
Taiwan1$856,538765
Hong Kong1$714,1311,281
New Zealand1$526,7091,269
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,909
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,571
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,118
Italy1$2,136,0141,786
Spain1$1,186,6262,560
France1$751,7544,526
Türkiye1$531,7611,405
Austria1$447,0971,488
Norway1$348,7841,581
South Africa1$229,9281,615
Netherlands1$217,8073,121
Hungary1$61,0592,275
Bulgaria1$13,2802,432
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,177
Brazil1$355,8212,307
Argentina1$77,0572,745
Chile1$29,2342,131