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$78,122,7181,107
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$5,060,2801,607
Australia1$3,941,9081,291
South Korea1$1,842,1051,781
Taiwan1$856,538748
Hong Kong1$714,1311,246
New Zealand1$526,7091,251
Russia/CIS1$232,9363,752
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$3,605,1571,535
United Kingdom1$2,965,7272,067
Italy1$2,136,0141,741
Spain1$1,186,6262,499
France1$751,7544,370
Türkiye1$531,7611,375
Austria1$447,0971,466
Norway1$348,7841,536
South Africa1$229,9281,592
Netherlands1$217,8073,020
Hungary1$61,0592,180
Bulgaria1$13,2802,320
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,173,5111,144
Brazil1$355,8212,255
Argentina1$77,0572,698
Chile1$29,2342,084