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$78,122,7181,127
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,646
Australia1$3,941,9081,321
South Korea1$1,842,1051,833
Taiwan1$856,538765
Hong Kong1$714,1311,284
New Zealand1$526,7091,273
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,920
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,574
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,122
Italy1$2,136,0141,788
Spain1$1,186,6262,565
France1$751,7544,540
Türkiye1$531,7611,410
Austria1$447,0971,488
Norway1$348,7841,583
South Africa1$229,9281,619
Netherlands1$217,8073,126
Hungary1$61,0592,282
Bulgaria1$13,2802,446
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,179
Brazil1$355,8212,312
Argentina1$77,0572,748
Chile1$29,2342,134