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$78,122,7181,137
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,661
Australia1$3,941,9081,335
South Korea1$1,842,1051,852
Taiwan1$856,538776
Hong Kong1$714,1311,298
New Zealand1$526,7091,284
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,975
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,590
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,148
Italy1$2,136,0141,799
Spain1$1,186,6262,586
France1$751,7544,590
Türkiye1$531,7611,417
Austria1$447,0971,499
Norway1$348,7841,598
South Africa1$229,9281,632
Netherlands1$217,8073,142
Hungary1$61,0592,312
Bulgaria1$13,2802,476
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,194
Brazil1$355,8212,324
Argentina1$77,0572,764
Chile1$29,2342,147