The past two weeks have not been easy for actor Johnny Depp, who is currently facing charges for domestic abuse. Now his latest movie, Alice Through the Looking Glass has flopped in the US.

The movie brought in an estimated $28.1 million dollars in its opening weekend, a slow start for a movie with a production cost of $170 million. The original, Alice in Wonderland made $116 million on its opening weekend in 2010.

The movie earned around $65 million in foreign box office revenue, according to Variety.

Alice Through the Looking Glass premiered in the US this past weekend, just a couple days after Depp’s domestic abuse allegations became public.

Movie experts think Depp’s personal issues aren’t the reason for the movie’s poor sales, although abuse allegations probably won’t help bringing in customers. The movie in hasn’t gathered much praise from critics, rating only 1.5 stars on Rotten Tomatoes.

"Quite frankly, no one should have to suffer through this film," Polygon critic Julia Alexander wrote.

It is not the first time Depp’s work hasn’t connected with the crowd. Premiering last year, his eccentric comedy Mortdecai was also a flop.

Recently Depp has also filmed the fifth instalment of Pirates of The Caribbean saga, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

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