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$78,122,7181,147
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,681
Australia1$3,941,9081,354
South Korea1$1,842,1051,875
Taiwan1$856,538783
Hong Kong1$714,1311,315
New Zealand1$526,7091,285
Russia/CIS1$232,9364,063
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,611
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,184
Italy1$2,136,0141,819
Spain1$1,186,6262,615
France1$751,7544,675
Türkiye1$531,7611,426
Austria1$447,0971,510
Norway1$348,7841,626
South Africa1$229,9281,640
Netherlands1$217,8073,171
Hungary1$61,0592,362
Bulgaria1$13,2802,540
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,214
Brazil1$355,8212,349
Argentina1$77,0572,786
Chile1$29,2342,168