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$78,122,7181,116
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,623
Australia1$3,941,9081,302
South Korea1$1,842,1051,803
Taiwan1$856,538757
Hong Kong1$714,1311,262
New Zealand1$526,7091,257
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,816
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,548
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,092
Italy1$2,136,0141,757
Spain1$1,186,6262,529
France1$751,7544,441
Türkiye1$531,7611,379
Austria1$447,0971,475
Norway1$348,7841,555
South Africa1$229,9281,604
Netherlands1$217,8073,075
Hungary1$61,0592,224
Bulgaria1$13,2802,366
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,158
Brazil1$355,8212,280
Argentina1$77,0572,720
Chile1$29,2342,104