We Were Soldiers

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.

Grosses

Domestic (68.1%)
$78,122,718
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$20,212,543
3,143 theaters
Budget$75,000,000
Release DateMar 1, 2002 - Jul 4, 2002
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 18 min
GenresAction Drama History War
In Release306 days/43 weeks
Widest Release3,143 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Mar 1-71$26,343,761-3,143-$8,381$26,343,7611
Mar 8-142$18,494,573-29.8%3,143-$5,884$44,838,3342
Mar 15-215$11,072,050-40.1%3,143-$3,522$55,910,3843
Mar 22-286$7,967,418-28%2,859-284$2,786$63,877,8024
Mar 29-Apr 49$5,280,861-33.7%2,046-813$2,581$69,158,6635
Apr 5-1110$3,281,616-37.9%1,740-306$1,885$72,440,2796
Apr 12-1812$1,995,082-39.2%1,112-628$1,794$74,435,3617
Apr 19-2515$1,230,658-38.3%838-274$1,468$75,666,0198
Apr 26-May 222$749,885-39.1%602-236$1,245$76,415,9049
May 3-925$504,640-32.7%448-154$1,126$76,920,54410
May 10-1627$380,926-24.5%352-96$1,082$77,301,47011
May 17-2327$263,242-30.9%241-111$1,092$77,564,71212
May 24-3025$335,511+27.5%322+81$1,041$77,900,22313
May 31-Jun 629$121,668-63.7%234-88$519$78,021,89114
Jun 7-1339$61,399-49.5%105-129$584$78,083,29015
Jun 14-2066$16,862-72.5%42-63$401$78,100,15216
Jun 21-2766$14,766-12.4%21-21$703$78,114,91817
Jun 28-Jul 481$7,800-47.2%17-4$458$78,122,71818