Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)
{{Short description|Film by James Bobin}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Alice Through the Looking Glass
| image = Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film) poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = James Bobin
| producer = {{Plainlist|
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| writer = Linda Woolverton
| based_on = {{Plainlist|
- {{Based on|Through the Looking-Glass|Lewis Carroll}}
- {{Based on|Alice in Wonderland|Walt Disney}}
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Johnny Depp
- Anne Hathaway
- Mia Wasikowska
- Rhys Ifans
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Alan Rickman
- Stephen Fry
- Michael Sheen
- Timothy Spall
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| music = Danny Elfman
| cinematography = Stuart Dryburgh
| editing = Andrew Weisblum
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
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| distributor = Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2016|05|10|London|2016|5|27|United States}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $170 million{{cite web|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/movies/alice-through-the-looking-glass-director-james-bobin.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmovies&action=click&contentCollection=movies®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&referer=https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies|title=Alice in Wonderland, With Even More British Whimsy|author=Brooks Barnes|work=The New York Times|date=May 17, 2016|access-date=May 18, 2016|archive-date=January 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130151102/https://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/movies/alice-through-the-looking-glass-director-james-bobin.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmovies&action=click&contentCollection=movies®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&referer=https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies|url-status=live}}
| gross = $299.5 million{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alice2.htm|title=Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514195348/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alice2.htm|url-status=live}}
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Alice Through the Looking Glass is a 2016 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Roth Films, Team Todd, and Tim Burton Productions. It was directed by James Bobin, written by Linda Woolverton, and produced by Tim Burton, Joe Roth, and the filmmaking duo of Suzanne and Jennifer Todd. It is based on the 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass written by Lewis Carroll and is the sequel/prequel to Alice in Wonderland (2010).{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Tom|title=Alice In Wonderland sequel not based on Lewis Carroll's book (exclusive)|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/alice-in-wonderland-sequel-not-based-on-lewis-carroll-s-book-092802642.html|website=Yahoo!|access-date=March 25, 2014|date=March 25, 2014|archive-date=April 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401072639/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/alice-in-wonderland-sequel-not-based-on-lewis-carroll-s-book-092802642.html|url-status=live}} Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Matt Lucas, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Barbara Windsor, Timothy Spall, Paul Whitehouse, Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James, and Leo Bill reprise their roles from the previous film with Rhys Ifans and Sacha Baron Cohen joining the cast.
In the film, a now 22-year-old Alice comes across a magical looking glass that takes her back to Wonderland, where she finds that the Mad Hatter is acting madder than usual and wants to discover the truth about his family. Alice then travels through time (with the "Chronosphere"), comes across friends and enemies at different points of their lives, and embarks on a race to save the Hatter before time runs out.
Alice Through the Looking Glass premiered in London on May 10, 2016 at the Odeon Leicester Square, and was theatrically released on May 27, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who praised its visuals but criticized its story. It was also a box-office bomb, grossing roughly $299.5 million against a production budget of $170 million.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Laura |date=2016-06-01 |title=Disney Stock Dips as Alice Through the Looking Glass Flops |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/disney-stock-dips-as-alice-through-the-looking-glass-flops |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}
Plot
For three years, Alice Kingsleigh has been following her father's footsteps and sailing the high seas. Returning to London from China, she learns that her ex-fiancé Hamish Ascot has taken over his deceased father's company and plans to have Alice sign over her father's ship in exchange for her family home.
Alice follows a butterfly she recognizes as Absolem, who was previously a caterpillar, and returns to Wonderland through a mirror. Alice is greeted by the White Queen, the White Rabbit, the Tweedles, the Dormouse, the March Hare, the Bloodhound and the Cheshire Cat, who reveal that the Mad Hatter is acting madder than usual because his family is missing.
Alice tries to console the Hatter, but he remains certain that his family is still alive. Seeing it as the only way to restore his health, the White Queen sends Alice to consult Time and convince him to save the Hatter's family in the past. The Queen warns Alice that history will be destroyed if a person's past and present selves meet. In Time's Castle of Eternity lies the Chronosphere, an object that controls all of time in Wonderland. After Time tells Alice that altering the past is impossible, she steals the Chronosphere and travels back in time. The exiled Red Queen orders Time to pursue Alice, who accidentally travels to the Red Queen's crowning. There, a younger Mad Hatter mocks the Red Queen when the crown does not fit her abnormal head. When her father deems her unfit to rule, the Red Queen throws a tantrum that causes her head to swell and vows revenge on the Hatter. Alice learns of an event in both the Queens' pasts that causes friction between the two and travels back in time again, hoping to change the Red Queen's character.
The young White Queen steals a tart from her mother and leaves crumbs under her sister's bed. When confronted by their mother, the White Queen lies and lets her sister take the blame, causing the young Red Queen to run out of the castle in tears. Alice sees her about to run into a clock being carried across the square; believing this to be the event that changes her head, she pushes the clock out of the way. However, the young Red Queen still falls and hits her head. Alice is confronted by a weakened Time, who berates her for putting all of time in danger. She runs into a nearby mirror back into the real world, where she wakes up in a mental hospital, diagnosed with female hysteria. With the help of her mother, she returns to Wonderland, travels to the Jabberwocky attack and discovers that the Hatter's family were captured by the Red Queen's Red Knights.
Returning to the present, Alice sees that the Mad Hatter is at the brink of death. After Alice tearfully says she believes him, the Hatter awakens and reforms back to his normal self. The Wonderlanders go to the Red Queen's second castle and find the Hatter's family shrunk and trapped in an ant farm. The Red Queen apprehends them and steals the Chronosphere from Alice, taking her sister back to the day she lied about the tart to hide behind a door and listen to the scene. The White Queen whispers 'no' as her younger self denies stealing the tart; the Red Queen furiously bursts through the door and screams 'liar' at her sister's younger self. The young Red Queen sees her older self, creating a time paradox, and first their faces and bodies rust before all of Wonderland rusts.
Using the Chronosphere, Alice and the Hatter race back to the present, where Alice runs for her life to place the Chronosphere back in its original place. Initially she outruns the rust, but is stopped with her hand just above the stand. Sparks make the connection and the rust dissolves. The Mad Hatter reunites with his family, while the White Queen apologizes to the redeemed Red Queen for lying. Alice bids her friends farewell and returns to the real world.
Upon Alice's return, her mother refuses to turn Alice's ship over to Hamish. Alice and her mother start their own company and travel on its behalf.
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
- Louis Ashbourne Serkis as young Tarrant Hightopp{{cite web|url=https://www.romper.com/p/who-plays-the-young-hatter-in-alice-through-the-looking-glass-the-kid-actor-is-adorable-11350|title=Who Plays The Young Hatter In 'Alice Through The Looking Glass'? The Kid Actor Is Adorable|first=Jenn|last=Rose|date=May 27, 2016 |access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611180954/https://www.romper.com/p/who-plays-the-young-hatter-in-alice-through-the-looking-glass-the-kid-actor-is-adorable-11350|url-status=live}}
- Mia Wasikowska as Alice Kingsleigh{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/alice-in-wonderland-2-cast/#more-351751 |title=Alice in Wonderland 2 Cast Announced as Production Begins Today |publisher=Collider.com |date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420161422/http://collider.com/alice-in-wonderland-2-cast/#more-351751 |url-status=live }}
- Anne Hathaway as Mirana / White Queen
- Amelia Crouch as young Mirana{{cite web|url=http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/amelia-crouch/work/through-the-looking-glass|title=Curtis Brown|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611181001/http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/amelia-crouch/work/through-the-looking-glass|url-status=live}}
- Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth / Red Queen
- Leilah de Meza as young Iracebeth{{cite web|url=http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/leilah-de-meza/work/alice-in-wonderland-through-the-looking-glass|title=Curtis Brown|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611180957/http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/leilah-de-meza/work/alice-in-wonderland-through-the-looking-glass|url-status=live}}
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Time, a powerful god-like human/clockwork hybrid who rules over all of time "himself" in Wonderland using the Chronosphere in a castle of eternity.
- Leo Bill as Hamish Ascot, now "Lord Ascot" following his father's death.
- Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum
- Lindsay Duncan as Helen Kingsleigh, Alice's mother.
- Geraldine James as Lady Ascot, Hamish's mother.
- Ed Speleers as James Harcourt, an employee of the Ascots.
- Andrew Scott as Dr. Addison Bennett,{{Cite web|title = Andrew Scott {{!}} United Agents|url = http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/andrew-scott|website = unitedagents.co.uk|access-date = 2015-10-11|archive-date = April 24, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150424184018/http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/andrew-scott|url-status = live}} a cruel psychiatric doctor.
- Richard Armitage as King Oleron, Iracebeth and Mirana's father.
- Hattie Morahan as Queen Elsemere, Iracebeth and Mirana's mother and King Oleron's wife.
- Joanna Bobin as Alexandra Ascot, Hamish's wife.
- Rhys Ifans as Zanik Hightopp, the Mad Hatter's father.
- Simone Kirby as Tyva Hightopp, the Mad Hatter's mother.
- Eve Hedderwick Turner as Paloo Hightopp, The Mad Hatter's sister.
- Tom Godwin as Pimlick Hightopp, The Mad Hatter's brother.
- Siobhan Redmond as Bumalig Hightopp, The Mad Hatter's aunt.
- Frederick Warder as Poomally Hightopp, The Mad Hatter's uncle.
- Joe Hurst as Bim Hightopp, The Mad Hatter's cousin.
- Oliver Hawkes as an infant Bim Hightopp.
=Voice cast=
- Alan Rickman as Absolem the Butterfly (formerly the Caterpillar)
- Stephen Fry as Cheshire
- Michael Sheen as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit
- Timothy Spall as Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound
- Kyle Hebert as a puppy Bayard{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kylehebert/status/736281282024509441|title=Kyle Hebert on Twitter|access-date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307001129/https://twitter.com/kylehebert/status/736281282024509441|url-status=live}}
- Barbara Windsor as Mallymkun the Dormouse
- Matt Vogel as Wilkins, Time's long-suffering manservant who leads his Seconds.{{cite magazine|last1=McGovern|first1=Joe|title=Meet the Seconds: See exclusive images of Time's critters from Alice Through the Looking Glass|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/22/alice-through-looking-glass-preview-photos-seconds|access-date=May 5, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 22, 2016}}
- Paul Whitehouse as Thackery Earwicket / March Hare
- Wally Wingert as Humpty Dumpty{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisfilm.com/news/2014/8/5/news-alice-in-wonderland-sequel-confirmed |title=News: 'Alice in Wonderland : Through the Looking Glass' |publisher=Thisisfilm.com |access-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808224111/http://www.thisisfilm.com/news/2014/8/5/news-alice-in-wonderland-sequel-confirmed |url-status=dead }}
- Meera Syal as Nobody
- Edward Petherbridge as Gentleman Fish
- Owain Rhys Davies as Delivery Frog
- Paul Hunter as White Chess King
- Andrew Sachs as Mantel Clock (Uncredited)
Production
File:Tall ships in Gloucester Docks for the filming of Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass.JPG for the filming of Alice Through the Looking Glass. August 2014]]
=Development=
The film was announced via Variety in December 2012.{{cite web |last = Graser |first = Marc |url = https://variety.com/2012/film/news/disney-mad-for-alice-in-wonderland-sequel-1118063318/ |title = Disney mad for 'Alice in Wonderland' sequel |date = December 7, 2012 |work = Variety |access-date = February 19, 2020 |archive-date = February 11, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130211161838/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118063318/ |url-status = live }} Bobin was first approached about the project while doing post-production work on Disney's Muppets Most Wanted. Of being asked, Bobin has said that "I just couldn't pass it up", as he has a passion for the works of Lewis Carroll as well as history in general.{{cite web|last1=Weintraub|first1=Steve|title=Director James Bobin Talks MUPPETS MOST WANTED, Finding the Story for the Sequel, Putting Together the Cast, ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2, and More|url=https://collider.com/james-bobin-muppets-most-wanted-alice-wonderland-2-interview/|website=Collider|date=March 25, 2014|access-date=24 May 2016|archive-date=March 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326032720/http://collider.com/james-bobin-muppets-most-wanted-alice-wonderland-2-interview/|url-status=live}} On January 21, 2014, the film was again retitled to Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass.{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/22/alice-in-wonderland-sequel-titled/|title='Alice In Wonderland' Sequel Titled|publisher=The Fandom Post|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Alice-Wonderland-2-Now-Titled-Through-Looking-Glass-Sacha-Baron-Cohen-Talks-41237.html|title=Alice In Wonderland 2 Now Titled Through The Looking Glass, Sacha Baron Cohen In Talks|date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=October 4, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075117/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Alice-Wonderland-2-Now-Titled-Through-Looking-Glass-Sacha-Baron-Cohen-Talks-41237.html|url-status=live}}
=Casting=
In July 2013, it was announced that Johnny Depp would return as the Hatter,{{cite news|last=Bahr|first=Lindsay|title=Johnny Depp Finalizing 'Alice In Wonderland 2′|url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/johnny-depp-finalizing-alice-in-wonderland-2-540312/|access-date=July 18, 2013|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 12, 2013|archive-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619053340/http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/johnny-depp-finalizing-alice-in-wonderland-2/|url-status=live}} with Mia Wasikowska's return confirmed the following November.{{cite magazine|last=Finke|first=Nikki|title='Alice in Wonderland 2' and 'The Jungle Book' snag release dates|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/11/22/alice-in-wonderland-2-and-the-jungle-book-snag-release-dates/|access-date=November 23, 2013|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 22, 2013}} In January 2014, Sacha Baron Cohen joined the cast to play Time.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sacha-baron-cohen-looking-glass-alice-1201024607/ |title=Sacha Baron Cohen Eyes 'Wonderland' Sequel 'Through the Looking Glass' (EXCLUSIVE) |work=Variety |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221073259/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sacha-baron-cohen-looking-glass-alice-1201024607/ |url-status=live }} In May 2014, Rhys Ifans joined the cast to play Zanik Hightopp, the Mad Hatter's father.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rhys-ifans-to-join-johnny-depp-in-disneys-alice-in-wonderland-sequel-exclusive/ |title=Rhys Ifans to Join Johnny Depp in Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' Sequel (Exclusive) |website=TheWrap |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=August 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805073440/http://www.thewrap.com/rhys-ifans-to-join-johnny-depp-in-disneys-alice-in-wonderland-sequel-exclusive/ |url-status=live }} In developing the character of "Time", Bobin sought to avoid creating a "straight-up bad guy", noting that it would be "a bit dull", and also that the role in that universe already existed in the form of The Red Queen.{{cite web|last1=Horner|first1=Rachel|title='Alice Through the Looking Glass': 11 Things We Learned About the Disney Sequel|url=http://www.moviefone.com/2016/03/29/alice-through-the-looking-glass-preview/|website=Moviefone|access-date=24 May 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602094108/http://www.moviefone.com/2016/03/29/alice-through-the-looking-glass-preview/|url-status=live}} Instead, Bobin sought to make Time a "Twit", further explaining that "There's no one better at playing the confident idiot trope than Sacha Baron Cohen", and adding that "it was very much with Sacha in mind". Additionally, Toby Jones and John Sessions were originally announced to voice Wilkins and Humpty Dumpty in the film, the roles were eventually given to Matt Vogel and Wally Wingert.
=Filming=
Principal photography began on August 4, 2014, at Shepperton Studios.{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=121390 |title=Disney's Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass Starts Filming! |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806193306/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=121390 |url-status=dead }} In August 2014, filming took place in Gloucester Docks, which included the use of at least four historic ships: Kathleen and May, Irene, Excelsior, and the Earl of Pembroke, the last of which was renamed The Wonder for filming.{{cite news|title=Ship to feature in new Johnny Depp film arrives in Gloucester Docks|url=http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Ship-feature-new-Johnny-Depp-film-arrives/story-22701400-detail/story.html|access-date=August 16, 2014|newspaper=Gloucester Citizen|date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816052717/http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Ship-feature-new-Johnny-Depp-film-arrives/story-22701400-detail/story.html|archive-date=August 16, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|title=Gloucester Docks boaters unhappy with Hollywood movie filming|work=BBC News|date=July 22, 2014|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-28421566|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=July 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725214443/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-28421566|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Tall ships arrive in Gloucester Docks ahead of Hollywood movie filming|work=BBC News|date=August 12, 2014|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-28760641|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=August 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816012055/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-28760641|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Tall ship The Wonder arrives at Gloucester Docks for Alice in Wonderland sequel, Through the Looking Glass, starring Johnny Depp|url=http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/news/13082014082631-tall-ship-the-wonder-arrives-at-gloucester-docks-for-alice-in-wonderland-sequel--through-the-looking-glass--starring-johnny-depp/|publisher=SouthWest Business|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121224429/http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/news/13082014082631-tall-ship-the-wonder-arrives-at-gloucester-docks-for-alice-in-wonderland-sequel--through-the-looking-glass--starring-johnny-depp/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Gloucester Docks transformed for Alice film|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-28844711|access-date=August 20, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819170546/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-28844711|url-status=live}} Principal photography ended on October 31, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-11314-keanu-reeves-starts-daughter-of-god-magic-mike-xxl-ant-man-wrap/|title=On the Set for 11/3/14: Keanu Reeves Starts Daughter of God, Magic Mike XXL & Ant-Man Wrap|work=ssninsider.com|access-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207191040/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-11314-keanu-reeves-starts-daughter-of-god-magic-mike-xxl-ant-man-wrap/|archive-date=December 7, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
Music
The film's score was composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack was released on May 27, 2016, by Walt Disney Records. Pink recorded the song "Just Like Fire" for the film, and also covered Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", only used in the film's promotional material.
=Track listing=
All music composed by Danny Elfman.
{{Anchor|Track listing}}
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|extra_column=| title1= Alice
|note1=| length1= 6:35
|writer1=|extra1=| title2= Saving the Ship
|note2=| length2= 3:40
|writer2=|extra2=| title3= Watching Time
|note3=| length3= 5:10
|writer3=|extra3=| title4= Looking Glass
|note4=| length4= 3:30
|writer4=|extra4=| title5= To the Rescue
| length5= 0:56
| title6= Hatter House
| length6= 3:47
| title7= The Red Queen
| length7= 2:29
| title8= The Chronosphere
| length8= 4:15
| title9= Warning Hightopps
| length9= 2:23
| title10= Tea Time Forever
| length10= 1:45
| title11= Oceans of Time
| length11= 1:15
| title12= Hat Heartbreak
| length12= 2:27
| title13= Asylum Escape
| length13= 4:06
| title14= Hatter's Deathbed
| length14= 3:22
| title15= Finding the Family
| length15= 2:04
| title16= Time Is Up
| length16= 4:24
| title17= World's End
| length17= 1:50
| title18= Truth
| length18= 4:09
| title19= Goodbye Alice
| length19= 2:13
| title20= Kingsleigh & Kingsleigh
| length20= 1:19
| title21= Seconds Song
| length21= 0:11
| title22= Friends United
| length22= 1:06
| title23= Time's Castle
| length23= 1:49
| title24= The Seconds
| length24= 1:55
| title25= Clock Shop
| length25= 0:50
| title26= They're Alive
| length26= 2:23
| title27= Story of Time
| length27= 3:03
| title28= Just Like Fire
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Release
Alice Through the Looking Glass premiered in London on May 10, 2016, and was theatrically released on May 27, 2016, in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/disney-sets-release-dates-for-alice-in-wonderland-2-and-the-jungle-book/|title=Disney Sets Release Dates for Alice in Wonderland 2 and The Jungle Book|last=Gallagher|first=Brian|website=Movieweb|date=November 22, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2022|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925224859/https://movieweb.com/disney-sets-release-dates-for-alice-in-wonderland-2-and-the-jungle-book/|url-status=live}}
=Box office=
Alice Through the Looking Glass grossed $77 million in the United States and Canada and $222.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $299.5 million, against a production budget of $170 million. The Hollywood Reporter estimated the film lost the studio around $70 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016s-biggest-box-office-bombs-958780/item/box-office-bombs-gods-egypt-959603|title='Ben Hur' to 'BFG': Hollywood's Biggest Box-Office Bombs of 2016|author=Pamela McClintock|author2=Mia Galuppo|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media, LLC|date=September 8, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713171444/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016s-biggest-box-office-bombs-958780/item/box-office-bombs-gods-egypt-959603|url-status=live}}
Alice Through the Looking Glass opened in the United States and Canada on May 27, 2016, alongside X-Men: Apocalypse, and was initially projected to gross $55–60 million from 3,763 theaters over its four-day Memorial Day opening weekend, but projections were continuously revised downwards due to poor word of mouth. It had the added benefit of playing in over 3,100 3D theaters, 380 IMAX screens, 77 premium large formats and 79 D-box locations.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-box-office-preview-1201762180/|title='X-Men' & 'Alice' To Boost Memorial Day Weekend After Last Year's Holiday Apocalypse|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 24, 2016|access-date=May 25, 2016|archive-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526022110/http://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-box-office-preview-1201762180/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-x-men-897186|title=Box-Office Preview: 'X-Men: Apocalypse,' 'Alice 2' Suit Up for Memorial Day Battle|author=Pamela McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 25, 2016|archive-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526104346/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-x-men-897186|url-status=live}} It made $1.5 million from Thursday previews (to the first film's $3.9 million){{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-weekend-box-office-1201763668/|title='X-Men: Apocalypse' Inches Out 'Days Of Future Past' On Thursday, On Track For Strong Memorial Day Opening|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 27, 2016|access-date=May 28, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528142124/http://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-weekend-box-office-1201763668/|url-status=live}} and just $9.7 million on its first day, compared to the $41 million opening Friday of its predecessor.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/05/28/box-office-disneys-alice-through-the-looking-glass-bombs-with-9-8m-friday/#10e9ae303889|title=Box Office: Disney's 'Alice Through The Looking Glass' Bombs With $9.8M Friday|author=Scott Mendelson|work=Forbes|date=May 28, 2016|access-date=May 28, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528171345/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/05/28/box-office-disneys-alice-through-the-looking-glass-bombs-with-9-8m-friday/#10e9ae303889|url-status=live}} Through its opening weekend, it earned $26.9 million, which when compared to its predecessor's $116 million opening is down 70%.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-x-men-apocalypse-898171|title=Box Office: 'X-Men: Apocalypse' No. 1 With $80M; 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Bombs|author=Pamela McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 29, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2016|archive-date=May 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530122504/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-x-men-apocalypse-898171|url-status=live}} While 3D represented 71% ($82 million) of the original film's opening gross, 3D constituted only 41% ($11 million) for this sequel, with 29% coming from traditional 2D shows, 11% from IMAX, and 1% from premium large formats. It was the studio's third production with a low Memorial Day opening after Tomorrowland in 2015 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-weekend-box-office-1201763668/|title='Apocalypse' & 'Alice' Take A Dive On Saturday As Memorial Day B.O. Bloodbath Continues – Late Night Update|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 28, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528142410/https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-weekend-box-office-1201763668/|url-status=live}} During its first week, the film grossed $40.1 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=alice2.htm|title=Alice Through the Looking Glass|website=Box Office Mojo|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606132955/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=alice2.htm|url-status=live}} In its second weekend, the film grossed $11.3 million (a 55.1% drop), finishing 4th at the box office.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-me-before-you-pop-star-weekend-box-office-1201766674/|title='Ninja Turtles 2' Muscles Up On Saturday For OK Est. $35.3M Opening; 'Me Before You' Opens To $18.3M – Sunday AM B.O. Update|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=June 5, 2016|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211230244/https://deadline.com/2016/06/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-me-before-you-pop-star-weekend-box-office-1201766674/|url-status=live}}
The film was released across 43 countries (72% of its total market place) the same weekend as the US, and was estimated to gross $80–100 million in its opening weekend. It faced competition from Warcraft and X-Men: Apocalypse.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/alice-through-the-looking-glass-warcraft-international-box-office-preview-1201762358/|title='Alice Through The Looking Glass' Eyes Offshore Top Hat – Intl B.O. Preview|author=Nancy Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2016|archive-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526103526/http://deadline.com/2016/05/alice-through-the-looking-glass-warcraft-international-box-office-preview-1201762358/|url-status=live}} It ended up grossing $62.7 million, which is well below the projections of which $4.1 million came from IMAX shows.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-warcraft-jungle-book-weekend-international-box-office-1201764286/|title='Alice' Sees $62.7M In Offshore Looking Glass; 'Warcraft' Scores $31.7M; 'X-Men' Cumes $183.4M – Int'l Box Office Final|author=Nancy Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 31, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601005047/http://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-warcraft-jungle-book-weekend-international-box-office-1201764286/|url-status=live}} It had an opening weekend gross in Mexico ($4.5 million), Brazil ($4.1 million), and Russia ($3.9 million). In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it had an unsuccessful opening by grossing just £2.23 million ($3.1 million) during its opening weekend, a mere 21% of the first film's £10.56 million ($15.2 million) opening from 603 theaters. It debuted in second place behind X-Men: Apocalypse which was on its second weekend of play.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/01/alice-through-the-looking-glass-sequel-x-men-uk-box-office|title=Alice sequel slips up as X-Men maintain a heroic hold on the UK box office|author=Charles Gant|work=The Guardian|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602042919/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/01/alice-through-the-looking-glass-sequel-x-men-uk-box-office|url-status=live}} In China, it had an opening day of an estimated $7.3 million{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/warcraft-opening-weekend-international-box-office-1201763736/|title='Warcraft' Builds $16.3M Overseas War Chest Through Friday – Intl B.O. Update|author=Nancy Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 28, 2016|access-date=May 28, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528133519/https://deadline.com/2016/05/warcraft-opening-weekend-international-box-office-1201763736/|url-status=live}} and went on to score the second biggest Disney live-action (non-Marvel or Lucasfilm) opening ever with $26.6 million, behind only The Jungle Book. However, this was down from its $35–45 million projections.{{cite web|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/alice-through-looking-glass-tasked-raising-sales-slump/|title='Alice Through the Looking Glass' Tasked with Raising Sales from Slump|author=Jonathan Papish|work=China Film Insider|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528203035/http://chinafilminsider.com/alice-through-looking-glass-tasked-raising-sales-slump/|url-status=live}} It debuted at the No. 1 spot among newly released film in Japan with $5.2 million and $4.1 million on Saturday and Sunday. By comparison, the first film opened with $14 million on its way to a $133.6 million a total.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/tarzan-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-finding-dory-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-china-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201782497/|title='Tarzan' Takes $18.8M In First Offshore Swing; 'TMNT2' Kicks Up $26M China Bow; 'Pets' Purrs – International Box Office|author=Nancy Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 3, 2016|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227164948/https://deadline.com/2016/07/tarzan-independence-day-resurgence-secret-life-of-pets-finding-dory-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-china-international-box-office-weekend-results-1201782497/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-alice-looking-908253|title=Japan Box Office: 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Bows on Top With $5.2M|author=Gavin J. Blair|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 4, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2016|archive-date=July 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705135635/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-alice-looking-908253|url-status=live}}
=Home media=
Alice Through the Looking Glass was released on Blu-ray, DVD, Blu-ray 3D and digital download on October 18, 2016, by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/disney-s-alice-through-looking-glass-journeys-home-october-18|title=Disney's 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Journeys Home October 18|work=Animation World Network|date=August 9, 2016|access-date=September 9, 2016|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205054437/https://www.awn.com/news/disney-s-alice-through-looking-glass-journeys-home-october-18|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2016/08/alice-looking-glass-digital-hd-blu-ray-disney-movies-anywhere-october-18th/|title=ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS on Digital HD, Blu-ray and Disney Movies Anywhere October 18th|author=Tom Stockman|work=We Are Movie Geeks|date=August 5, 2016|access-date=September 9, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204140439/http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2016/08/alice-looking-glass-digital-hd-blu-ray-disney-movies-anywhere-october-18th/|url-status=live}} It debuted at No. 2 in the Blu-ray Disc sales charts.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/independence-day-alice-sequels-top-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-charts-1201901989/|title='Independence Day,' 'Alice' Sequels Top DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales Charts|date=October 27, 2016|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605203758/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/independence-day-alice-sequels-top-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-charts-1201901989/|url-status=live}}
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes reports that {{RT data|score}} of {{RT data|count}} reviews are positive, and the average rating is {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus reads, "Alice Through the Looking Glass is just as visually impressive as its predecessor, but that isn't enough to cover for an underwhelming story that fails to live up to its classic characters."{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=alice_in_wonderland_through_the_looking_glass |type=m |access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}} {{MC film|1=34|2=42}}{{cite Metacritic |id=alice-through-the-looking-glass |type=m |access-date=April 23, 2022}} However, audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, the same grade earned by its predecessor, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 79% and a "definite recommend" of 51%.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-weekend-box-office-1201763668/ |title='X-Men: Apocalypse' Firing Off $90M, 'Alice' Taking A Spill With $40M Over 4-Day Memorial Day Holiday |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 2016 |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130033344/https://deadline.com/2016/05/x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass-memorial-day-weekend-box-office-1201763668/ |url-status=live }}
Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote in his review, "What does all this have to do with Lewis Carroll? Hardly anything" and that overall, "It's just an excuse on which to hang two trite overbearing fables and one amusing one".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/movies/review-alice-through-the-looking-glass-and-a-trippy-time-machine.html|title=Review: 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' and a Trippy Time Machine|author=Stephen Holden|work=Nytimes.com|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=June 3, 2016|archive-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827195200/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/movies/review-alice-through-the-looking-glass-and-a-trippy-time-machine.html|url-status=live}} Ty Burr of The Boston Globe gave the movie 1.5 out of 4 stars and called the film, "gaudy, loud, complacent, and vulgar."{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2016/05/25/alice-through-looking-glass-wonderland/wzSiaifkK1c0s6aXOnf2SP/story.html|title='Alice Through the Looking Glass' is no wonderland|author=Ty Burr|work=The Boston Globe|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=June 3, 2016|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424210918/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2016/05/25/alice-through-looking-glass-wonderland/wzSiaifkK1c0s6aXOnf2SP/story.html|url-status=live}} Stephen Whitty of New York Daily News called the film "hugely expensive and extravagantly stupid" and that, overall, the movie "is just one more silly Hollywood mashup, an innocent fantasy morphed into a noisy would-be blockbuster".{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/alice-glass-review-critic-mad-hatter-article-1.2649629|title='Alice Through the Looking Glass' gets Daily News critic mad as a hatter|author=Stephen Witty|work=New York Daily News|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=June 3, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528171401/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/alice-glass-review-critic-mad-hatter-article-1.2649629|url-status=live}} Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com was deeply critical of Alice Through the Looking Glass, calling it "junk rehashed from a movie that was itself a rehash of Lewis Carroll" and describing it as "the most offensive kind of film" due to its blockbuster tropes, lack of magic and wonder, and perceived sole purpose of financial gain.{{cite web|last1=Seitz|first1=Matt Zoller|title=Alice Through the Looking Glass|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alice-through-the-looking-glass-2016|website=RogerEbert.com|access-date=22 June 2016|date=May 24, 2016|archive-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424011305/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alice-through-the-looking-glass-2016|url-status=live}}
Matthew Lickona of San Diego Reader said that while he found the visual effects to be "stupidly expensive" and the story familiar, he called it "a solid kids' movie in the old style".{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/movies/alice-through-the-looking-glass/|title=Review: Alice Through the Looking Glass|author=Matthew Lickona|work=San Diego Reader|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=June 3, 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602052528/http://www.sandiegoreader.com/movies/alice-through-the-looking-glass/|url-status=live}}
=Accolades=
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