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$78,122,7181,138
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,664
Australia1$3,941,9081,338
South Korea1$1,842,1051,854
Taiwan1$856,538776
Hong Kong1$714,1311,300
New Zealand1$526,7091,282
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,981
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,591
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,154
Italy1$2,136,0141,799
Spain1$1,186,6262,589
France1$751,7544,597
Türkiye1$531,7611,418
Austria1$447,0971,501
Norway1$348,7841,601
South Africa1$229,9281,632
Netherlands1$217,8073,147
Hungary1$61,0592,317
Bulgaria1$13,2802,482
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,197
Brazil1$355,8212,328
Argentina1$77,0572,768
Chile1$29,2342,150