Release Dates
| USA | 3 March 2003 | (premiere) |
| USA | 7 March 2003 | |
| Philippines | 19 March 2003 | (Manila) |
| Philippines | 2 April 2003 | (Davao) |
| Hong Kong | 3 April 2003 | |
| South Korea | 4 April 2003 | |
| Mexico | 4 April 2003 | |
| Greece | 11 April 2003 | |
| Lithuania | 11 April 2003 | |
| Estonia | 18 April 2003 | |
| Czech Republic | 24 April 2003 | |
| Hungary | 24 April 2003 | |
| Slovenia | 24 April 2003 | |
| Peru | 8 May 2003 | |
| Uruguay | 6 June 2003 | |
| Argentina | 19 June 2003 | |
| France | 23 July 2003 | |
| Iceland | 30 July 2003 | |
| New Zealand | 7 August 2003 | |
| Denmark | 13 August 2003 | (Copenhagen International Film Festival) |
| Australia | 14 August 2003 | |
| Denmark | 15 August 2003 | |
| Poland | 22 August 2003 | |
| Finland | 24 August 2003 | (Espoo Film Festival) |
| Belgium | 27 August 2003 | |
| Germany | 28 August 2003 | |
| Egypt | 3 September 2003 | |
| Israel | 11 September 2003 | |
| UK | 12 September 2003 | |
| Ireland | 12 September 2003 | |
| Kuwait | 16 September 2003 | |
| Portugal | 19 September 2003 | |
| Sweden | 3 October 2003 | |
| Brazil | 17 October 2003 | |
| Austria | 24 October 2003 | |
| Japan | 25 October 2003 | |
| Norway | 31 October 2003 | |
| Netherlands | 13 November 2003 | |
| Turkey | 14 November 2003 | |
| Spain | 21 November 2003 | |
| Italy | 21 November 2003 | |
| Finland | 28 April 2004 | (DVD premiere) |
Also Known As (AKA)
| Argentina | Lágrimas del sol |
| Austria | Tränen der Sonne |
| Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) | Плачът на слънцето |
| Brazil | Lágrimas do Sol |
| Canada (video title) (French title) | Les larmes du soleil |
| Germany | Tränen der Sonne |
| Estonia | Päikese pisarad |
| Spain | Lágrimas del sol |
| Finland (TV title) | Tears of the Sun - auringon kyyneleet |
| France | Les larmes du soleil |
| Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | Ta dakrya tou iliou |
| Greece | Τα δάκρυα του ήλιου |
| Croatia | Suze boga sunca |
| Hungary | A Nap könnyei |
| Italy | L'ultima alba |
| Peru | Lágrimas del sol |
| Poland | Lzy slonca |
| Portugal | Operação Especial |
| Serbia | Jecaji sunca |
| Russia | Слёзы солнца |
| Turkey (Turkish title) | Günesin gözyaslari |
| USA (working title) | Hostile Act |
| USA (working title) | Hostile Rescue |
| USA (working title) | Man of War |
| USA (original script title) | Rules of Engagement |
| Uruguay | Lágrimas del sol |