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$5,060,2801,667
Australia1$3,941,9081,341
South Korea1$1,842,1051,861
Taiwan1$856,538777
Hong Kong1$714,1311,301
New Zealand1$526,7091,282
Russia/CIS1$232,9364,003
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,596
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,160
Italy1$2,136,0141,804
Spain1$1,186,6262,597
France1$751,7544,612
Türkiye1$531,7611,413
Austria1$447,0971,503
Norway1$348,7841,606
South Africa1$229,9281,633
Netherlands1$217,8073,150
Hungary1$61,0592,327
Bulgaria1$13,2802,497
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,201
Brazil1$355,8212,332
Argentina1$77,0572,770
Chile1$29,2342,151