10 Movie Franchises That Died In 2016

10. Alice In Wonderland

The Franchise: Lewis Carroll's iconic creations were adapted to the big screen with 2010's hugely successful live-action effort, grossing an impressive $1.025 billion worldwide. And of course, that's the sort of money that guarantees a sequel.

How It Died: This year's Alice Through the Looking Glass, meanwhile, was a catastrophic failure at the box office, scoring just $299.4 million. How can a movie fall so short of its prior glory?

You can argue that it was released at least a few years too late, that Johnny Depp's domestic abuse scandal sank it PR-wise, that nobody needed a sequel, or that it was marketed horribly.

It's probably a combination of all these factors, and while the movie didn't lose money (especially with home video sales factored in), it did badly enough that Disney won't be pursuing anymore Alice movies.