Johnny Depp's Alice Through The Looking Glass has flopped on its debut weekend, following domestic violence claims by the actor's wife.
The big-budget movie, directed by James Bobin, has taken just $28.1m in North American cinemas, after critics panned it as "uninspired", "hollow" and "lacklustre".
With a production cost of around $170m, the Alice in Wonderland sequel - in which Depp plays the Mad Hatter - had been expected to open with takings of around $60m.
X-Men: Apocalypse opened top of the Memorial Day weekend with an estimated $65m.
The latest X-Men instalment from 20th Century Fox is on track for takings of about $80m by Monday.
Alice's disappointing debut came as 52-year-old Depp's estranged wife was granted a restraining order against him.
Amber Heard, 30, appeared in court on Friday with a bruise on her cheek, saying Depp had thrown her mobile phone at her during a fight.
Meanwhile, Depp's teenage daughter has written of her support for her father following the domestic violence claims.
Model Lily-Rose Depp, 17, did not directly address the allegations, instead posting a childhood picture on Instagram.
She wrote: "My dad is the sweetest most loving person I know, he's been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and I, and everyone who knows him would say the same."
Depp has two children with singer Vanessa Paradis: Lily-Rose and her younger brother Jack.
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