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$78,122,7181,158
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,703
Australia1$3,941,9081,369
South Korea1$1,842,1051,886
Taiwan1$856,538789
Hong Kong1$714,1311,329
New Zealand1$526,7091,306
Russia/CIS1$232,9364,141
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,633
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,207
Italy1$2,136,0141,842
Spain1$1,186,6262,647
France1$751,7544,747
Türkiye1$531,7611,447
Austria1$447,0971,522
Norway1$348,7841,647
South Africa1$229,9281,660
Netherlands1$217,8073,204
Hungary1$61,0592,421
Bulgaria1$13,2802,618
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,230
Brazil1$355,8212,375
Argentina1$77,0572,809
Chile1$29,2342,188