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$78,122,7181,066
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,548
Australia1$3,941,9081,245
South Korea1$1,842,1051,703
Taiwan1$856,538720
Hong Kong1$714,1311,185
New Zealand1$526,7091,199
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,549
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,474
United Kingdom1$2,965,7271,973
Italy1$2,136,0141,674
Spain1$1,186,6262,402
France1$751,7544,126
Türkiye1$531,7611,323
Austria1$447,0971,438
Norway1$348,7841,471
South Africa1$229,9281,553
Netherlands1$217,8072,831
Hungary1$61,0592,029
Bulgaria1$13,2802,159
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,084
Brazil1$355,8212,195
Argentina1$77,0572,647
Chile1$29,2342,033