Critical reception Munna Michael received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. Meena Lyer of
The Times of India wrote "Tiger fans will have a field day with his breakdancing." Rohit Vats of
Hindustan Times wrote "Everybody, including Tiger Shroff and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is out of sync in this film." Shalini Langer of
The Indian Express wrote "This Tiger Shroff, Nidhhi Agerwal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer is a whole dance-action genre has nothing great about it." Subhani Singh of
India Today wrote "Saving for a few dance sequences, there isn't much memorable in the film." Udita Jhunjhunwala of
Firstpost wrote "
Munna Michael was written keeping in mind Tiger Shroff's best skills: dancing and action. Put in enough of these two elements and who cares about logic, story, acting or originality." Saibal Chaterjee of
NDTV wrote "As is obvious, Tiger Shroff's film has nothing original or novel on offer." Kriti Tulsiani of
News18 wrote "Munna Michael feels like an over-stretched version of an 80s film that rides high only on dance moves and action sequences." Kennith Rosario of
The Hindu wrote "A clichéd endorsement for Tiger Shroff's abs, fighting and dancing skills."
Sukanya Verma of
Rediff and called the film as "A wasted opportunity at best."
Zee News wrote "This film starts off with a promise and holds your interest till the interval. After that the narrative turns into a cliched Bollywood masala film that fails to impress." Mohar Basu of
Mid-Day wrote "There should be a genre of films called fan-pleasers, if there isn't one already. Munna Michael is precisely that by design – a dance-actioner that must keep its focus firmly on showcasing the dancing prowess of its leading man, Tiger Shroff."
Bollywood Hungama wrote "Munna Michael has its moments but struggles due to weak writing. However, Tiger Shroff's fans would be a happy lot as the actor rocks the show with his dance and action."
Anupama Chopra of
Film Companion said that the film was "the stuff of pure comedy." Davesh Sharma of
Filmfare wrote "What this movie lacks is self-belief and great music. If the whole point of the film was to make it a tribute to Michael Jackson then MJ's original tunes should have been used." Shilpa Jamkhandikar of
Reuters wrote "The story is straightforward and merely a device for Shroff to display his washboard abs and ample dancing skills."
Box office Domestic The film saw 15–20% occupancy on the first day and collected (net) from 3000 screens. It grossed total Worldwide on first day.
Munna Michael became the 10th highest opening day grosser Bollywood film of 2017. On the second day the film collected . Its two-day net collection rose to 12.97 crore and gross figures to 17.78 crore. On second day, the film collected from 16 screens in Australia and from 6 screens in New Zealand. On third day, the film collected from 15 screens in Australia and from 7 screens in New Zealand. With that the film collected from 196 screens in its first weekend overseas. On the first Monday, the film collected from 19 screens in Australia, from 6 screens in New Zealand, from 42 screens in the UK, from 51 screens in the US and from 13 screens in Canada. On fifth day of release, the film collected from 17 screens in Australia and from 6 screens in New Zealand. The film earned 13.5 crore overseas. == Accolades ==