Monday 30 May 2016

Depp Film Flops As Daughter Defends 'Loving Dad'


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.