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$5,060,2801,624
Australia1$3,941,9081,304
South Korea1$1,842,1051,807
Taiwan1$856,538757
Hong Kong1$714,1311,264
New Zealand1$526,7091,258
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,831
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,553
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,096
Italy1$2,136,0141,761
Spain1$1,186,6262,533
France1$751,7544,452
Türkiye1$531,7611,387
Austria1$447,0971,476
Norway1$348,7841,561
South Africa1$229,9281,606
Netherlands1$217,8073,087
Hungary1$61,0592,229
Bulgaria1$13,2802,373
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,160
Brazil1$355,8212,285
Argentina1$77,0572,723
Chile1$29,2342,107