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$78,122,7181,101
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,602
Australia1$3,941,9081,287
South Korea1$1,842,1051,772
Taiwan1$856,538746
Hong Kong1$714,1311,240
New Zealand1$526,7091,246
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,726
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,528
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,056
Italy1$2,136,0141,735
Spain1$1,186,6262,487
France1$751,7544,339
Türkiye1$531,7611,373
Austria1$447,0971,464
Norway1$348,7841,529
South Africa1$229,9281,588
Netherlands1$217,8072,994
Hungary1$61,0592,158
Bulgaria1$13,2802,301
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,136
Brazil1$355,8212,247
Argentina1$77,0572,692
Chile1$29,2342,078