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. As per the trade reports, Sir/Vaathi is having a decent run on weekdays. For the five days, Sir/ Vaathi collected a worldwide share of Rs 32.23 crore. Below is area-wise break-up data.
| Nizam | 4.36 cr |
| Ceded | 1.57 cr |
| Uttarandhra | 1.40 cr |
| East | 1.04 cr |
| West | 0.44 cr |
| Guntur | 0.84 cr |
| Krishna | 0.73 cr |
| Nellore | 0.40 cr |
| AP/TS Total | 10.78 cr |
| Tamil Nadu | 12.23 cr |
| Rest of India | 3.15 cr |
| Overseas | 7.07 cr |
| Worldwide Grand Total | 32.23 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 aharw. As the film collected Rs 32.23 crore share in five days, it should collect less than Rs 2 crore share more to emerge as a clean hit.
