Kollywood star Dhanush’s Tamil-Telugu bilingual project, Sir/Vaathi under the direction of Tollywood director Venky Atluri had a theatrical release on February 17th. Opened to decent reports, the film is performing beyond imagination at the box office. As per the trade reports, Sir/Vaati passed Monday litmus test with flying colors and collected a share of close to Rs 3 crore. For the four days, Sir/ Vaathi collected a worldwide share of Rs 29.86 crore. Below is area-wise break-up data.
Nizam
3.98 cr
Ceded
1.41 cr
Uttarandhra
1.28 cr
East
0.96 cr
West
0.40 cr
Guntur
0.78 cr
Krishna
0.68 cr
Nellore
0.37 cr
AP/TS Total
9.86 cr
Tamil Nadu
10.53 cr
Rest of India
2.97 cr
Overseas
6.50 cr
Worldwide Grand Total
29.86 cr
As per the trade reports, the pre-release business for Sir/Vaathi is done for Rs 34 crore. As the film collected Rs 29.86 crore share in four days, it should collect less than Rs 5 crore share more to achieve break-even status and emerge as a clean hit. Considering the steady run for the past four days, Sir/Vaathi is likely to achieve break-even status by this weekend and emerge as a profitable venture for the buyers and makers.