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$78,122,7181,138
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,665
Australia1$3,941,9081,338
South Korea1$1,842,1051,857
Taiwan1$856,538777
Hong Kong1$714,1311,301
New Zealand1$526,7091,282
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,989
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,593
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,155
Italy1$2,136,0141,800
Spain1$1,186,6262,591
France1$751,7544,598
Türkiye1$531,7611,420
Austria1$447,0971,501
Norway1$348,7841,603
South Africa1$229,9281,632
Netherlands1$217,8073,148
Hungary1$61,0592,318
Bulgaria1$13,2802,486
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,199
Brazil1$355,8212,330
Argentina1$77,0572,768
Chile1$29,2342,151