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$78,122,7181,146
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,680
Australia1$3,941,9081,353
South Korea1$1,842,1051,871
Taiwan1$856,538782
Hong Kong1$714,1311,314
New Zealand1$526,7091,283
Russia/CIS1$232,9364,054
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,609
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,181
Italy1$2,136,0141,815
Spain1$1,186,6262,613
France1$751,7544,663
Türkiye1$531,7611,424
Austria1$447,0971,508
Norway1$348,7841,624
South Africa1$229,9281,640
Netherlands1$217,8073,169
Hungary1$61,0592,359
Bulgaria1$13,2802,539
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,211
Brazil1$355,8212,348
Argentina1$77,0572,784
Chile1$29,2342,166