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 well at the box office. After a good first weekend, as per the trade reports, Sir/Vaathi is having a decent run on weekdays. For the seven days, Sir/ Vaathi collected a worldwide share of Rs 36.32 crore. Below is area-wise break-up data.
| Nizam | 4.93 cr |
| Ceded | 1.69 cr |
| Uttarandhra | 1.60 cr |
| East | 1.15 cr |
| West | 0.49 cr |
| Guntur | 0.93 cr |
| Krishna | 0.80 cr |
| Nellore | 0.44 cr |
| AP/TS Total | 12.03 cr |
| Tamil Nadu | 12.47 cr |
| Rest of India | 3.67 cr |
| Overseas | 8.15 cr |
| Worldwide Grand Total | 36.32 cr |
As per the trade reports, the pre-release business for Sir/Vaathi is done for Rs 33.58 crore. To achive break-even status, Sir/ Vaathi should collect Rs 34 crore share. As the film collected Rs 36.32 crore share in seven days, the film entered profits zone already and is racing towards superhit status.
