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$78,122,7181,142
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,674
Australia1$3,941,9081,346
South Korea1$1,842,1051,866
Taiwan1$856,538778
Hong Kong1$714,1311,308
New Zealand1$526,7091,282
Russia/CIS1$232,9364,026
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,598
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,169
Italy1$2,136,0141,805
Spain1$1,186,6262,603
France1$751,7544,641
Türkiye1$531,7611,413
Austria1$447,0971,504
Norway1$348,7841,614
South Africa1$229,9281,637
Netherlands1$217,8073,161
Hungary1$61,0592,343
Bulgaria1$13,2802,517
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,206
Brazil1$355,8212,339
Argentina1$77,0572,775
Chile1$29,2342,156