Over all, Hollywood notched a 21percentt increase in total receipts over the same weekend last year, marking the fifth weekend in a row that the movie business has recorded an uptick over 2006, according to Media by Numbers, a box office tracking firm.
Liam Botham marked the first weekend of the cricket season with his most significant Super League contribution so far, scoring the try that took Leeds four points clear at the top of the table after another compelling struggle.
The weekend victories mark the first weekend road sweep in two seasons.
The attacks in Latakia marked the third weekend in a row that the government has defied international condemnations in its campaign to stanch a remarkably resilient uprising, which began in March.
Over the weekend, marking the first anniversary of Russia's intervention in Syria, state media was full of bold statements such as "Russia proved that it's nonetheless a superpower" and "Russia has become the main player in this region … The United States, on the other hand, lost its status as first fiddle".
Ava DuVernay's highly anticipated "A Wrinkle in Time" opened last Thursday in what would be a record-breaking weekend, marking the first time the top two films at the box office were both movies directed by black filmmakers with budgets of over $100 million.
On its worldwide opening weekend it made $230.5 million, marking the fourth-largest opening of 2009 and the fourth-largest for Sony/Columbia.
In Trump's backyard, Saturday marked the third straight weekend in which Washington was the site of anti-Trump demonstrations.
Roswell marks the event each year on the first weekend in July, attracting a variety of speakers and presentations that aim to shed light on what really happened all those years ago.
This weekend marks the second and final weekend of Hobart's venerable Dark Mofo music and arts festival, the annual mid-year gothic and more experimental cousin of January's Mofo festival.
