Movie Comparison: Casualties of War (1989) vs. We Were Soldiers (2002)

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  Casualties
of War
We Were Soldiers
Domestic Release Date Aug 18, 1989Mar 1, 2002
Production Budget  $70,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,4873,143
Maximum Theaters 1,5073,143
Theatrical Engagements 4,47620,408
Domestic Opening Weekend $5,201,261$20,212,543
Domestic Box Office $18,468,714$78,120,196
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$49,897,925$144,945,896
International Box Office $36,538,066
Worldwide Box Office $18,468,714$114,658,262
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Casualties
of War
We Were Soldiers
1st Friday - /
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$5,545,000 /
$5,545,000
1st Saturday - /
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$9,268,000 /
$14,813,000
1st Sunday - /
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$5,400,000 /
$20,212,543
1st Monday - /
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$1,660,000 /
$21,873,000
1st Tuesday - /
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$1,642,000 /
$23,515,000
1st Wednesday - /
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$1,413,000 /
$24,927,000
1st Thursday - /
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$1,416,000 /
$26,344,000
2nd Friday - /
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$3,618,000 /
$29,962,000
2nd Saturday - /
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$6,689,000 /
$36,881,000
2nd Sunday - /
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$3,672,000 /
$40,552,286
2nd Monday - /
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$1,105,000 /
$41,658,000
2nd Tuesday - /
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$1,208,000 /
$42,866,000
2nd Wednesday - /
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$1,018,000 /
$43,884,000
2nd Thursday - /
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$954,000 /
$44,838,000
3rd Friday - /
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$2,282,000 /
$47,120,000
3rd Saturday - /
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$3,685,000 /
$50,805,000
3rd Sunday - /
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$2,100,000 /
$53,326,665
3rd Monday - /
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$673,000 /
$53,999,000
3rd Tuesday - /
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$702,000 /
$54,701,000
3rd Wednesday - /
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$606,000 /
$55,307,000
3rd Thursday - /
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$603,000 /
$55,910,000
4th Friday - /
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$2,080,000 /
$57,990,000
4th Saturday - /
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$2,626,000 /
$60,616,000
4th Sunday - /
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$1,330,000 /
$61,638,534
4th Monday - /
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$517,000 /
$62,155,000
4th Tuesday - /
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$584,000 /
$62,739,000
4th Wednesday - /
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$536,000 /
$63,275,000
4th Thursday - /
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$603,000 /
$63,878,000
5th Friday - /
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$1,292,000 /
$65,170,000
5th Saturday - /
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$1,468,000 /
$66,638,000
5th Sunday - /
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$963,000 /
$67,601,100
5th Monday - /
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$406,000 /
$68,007,000
5th Tuesday - /
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$395,000 /
$68,402,000
5th Wednesday - /
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$388,000 /
$68,790,000
5th Thursday - /
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$369,000 /
$69,159,000
6th Friday - /
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$678,000 /
$69,837,000
6th Saturday - /
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$1,055,000 /
$70,892,000
6th Sunday - /
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6th Monday - /
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$176,000 /
$71,872,000
6th Tuesday - /
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$204,000 /
$72,076,000
6th Wednesday - /
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$183,000 /
$72,259,000
6th Thursday - /
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$181,000 /
$72,440,000
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  Casualties
of War
We Were Soldiers
Opening Weekend $5,201,261 /
$5,201,261
$20,212,543 /
$20,212,543
2nd Weekend $2,866,498 /
$10,544,928
$14,208,525 /
$40,552,286
3rd Weekend $2,326,728 /
$14,180,176
$8,488,331 /
$53,326,665
4th Weekend - /
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$5,728,150 /
$61,638,534
5th Weekend - /
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$3,723,298 /
$67,601,100
6th Weekend - /
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$2,536,701 /
$71,695,364
7th Weekend - /
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$1,428,885 /
$73,869,164
8th Weekend - /
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$892,201 /
$75,327,562
9th Weekend - /
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$541,858 /
$76,207,877
10th Weekend - /
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$365,879 /
$76,781,783
11th Weekend - /
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$278,989 /
$77,199,533
12th Weekend - /
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$177,804 /
$77,479,274
13th Weekend - /
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$223,050 /
$77,841,080
14th Weekend - /
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$77,522 /
$77,977,745
15th Weekend - /
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$42,393 /
$78,064,284
16th Weekend - /
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$10,778 /
$78,094,068
17th Weekend - /
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$8,542 /
$78,108,694
18th Weekend - /
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$5,278 /
$78,120,196
19th Weekend - /
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  Casualties
of War
We Were Soldiers
Opening Week $7,678,430 /
$7,678,430
$26,343,761 /
$26,343,761
2nd Week $4,175,018 /
$11,853,448
$18,494,573 /
$44,838,334
3rd Week - /
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$11,072,050 /
$55,910,384
4th Week - /
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$7,967,418 /
$63,877,802
5th Week - /
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$5,280,861 /
$69,158,663
6th Week - /
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$3,281,616 /
$72,440,279
7th Week - /
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$1,995,082 /
$74,435,361
8th Week - /
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$1,230,658 /
$75,666,019
9th Week - /
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$749,885 /
$76,415,904
10th Week - /
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$504,640 /
$76,920,544
11th Week - /
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$380,926 /
$77,301,470
12th Week - /
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$316,560 /
$77,618,030
13th Week - /
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$282,193 /
$77,900,223
14th Week - /
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$121,668 /
$78,021,891
15th Week - /
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$61,399 /
$78,083,290
16th Week - /
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$16,862 /
$78,100,152
17th Week - /
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$14,766 /
$78,114,918
18th Week - /
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$5,278 /
$78,120,196
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Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.