India, April 29 -- Michael India box office collection day 6: Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic is nearing one week of release. The film, which stars the pop star's nephew Jaafar Jackson in his debut role, received negative reviews from critics but has performed well at the box office so far. The film has had to contend with Dhurandhar 2 and Bhooth Bangla in India, but has managed to hold its own.

According to the trade website Sacnilk, Michael collected Rs.1.69 crore net in India on Wednesday with an occupancy of 10%, taking its domestic collection to Rs.1.69 crore. The film opened with a collection of Rs.3.70 crore in the country and went on to collect Rs.1.70 crore during its premieres last Thursday. It saw a spike during the wee...