Michael is registering good business at the box office. The musical biopic made Rs. It earned Rs 2.95 crore on Wednesday, which registered a decline of 5 percent as compared to Tuesday. Michael’s 6 day cume is Rs. Reached. It grossed Rs 28.45 crore at the Indian box office including paid previews.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the Michael Jackson biographical drama opened its first week at around Rs. Earning 30 crores in India. It is expected to see a good growth in its second weekend, where the film will cross the Rs. The figure of 35 crores. It is looking to easily cross Rs. 50 crore mark by the third week, and then it will move towards its final target.
Based on current trends, the Jafar Jackson starrer is expected to make around Rs. There is a very good possibility of reaching. Earning Rs 60-65 crores by the end of its entire run. The project will emerge as the third Hollywood hit in India this year after Hail Mary and Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.
The film performed best in South India and Mumbai, where Michael Jackson was most popular. Jackson was also a dance icon, and perhaps it is his dancing that was more popular in India than his music, but as it turns out, dance films also traditionally fare in Mumbai and the South, while underperforming in the North.
The day-wise box office collections of Michael in India are as follows:
| Day | Total |
|---|---|
| glimpses | Rupee. 1.70 crores. |
| Friday | Rupee. 4.50 crores. |
| Saturday | Rupee. 6.50 crores. |
| sunday | Rupee. 7.00 crores. |
| monday | Rupee. 2.70 crores. |
| Tuesday | Rupee. 3.10 crores. |
| Wednesday | Rupee. 2.95 crores. (EST.) |
| Total | Rupee. 28.45 crores. |
