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 nicely 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 ten days, Sir/ Vaathi collected a worldwide share of Rs 46.04 crore. Below is area-wise break-up data.
| Nizam | 6.14 cr |
| Ceded | 2.07 cr |
| Uttarandhra | 2.10 cr |
| East | 1.38 cr |
| West | 0.61 cr |
| Guntur | 1.12 cr |
| Krishna | 0.97 cr |
| Nellore | 0.54 cr |
| AP/TS Total | 14.93 cr |
| Tamil Nadu | 15.90 cr |
| Rest of India | 4.72 cr |
| Overseas | 10.49 cr |
| Worldwide Grand Total | 46.04 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 46.04 crore share in ten days, the film entered profits zone already and is racing towards superhit status. Especially, in Telugu version,Sir is on track to achive blockbuster status.
