was always expected to do well. globally it s estimated to have made around $337 million during its opening weekend. in north america, barbie made $155 million alone, which makes it the fourth highest grossing film debut ever in the north american market. it s only behind two instalments of the avengers franchise and a star wars film. oppenheimer also delivered, it made $174 million worldwide, which was much higher than it was expected to rake in. earlier, i spoke to orlando parfitt, senior online editor at screen international magazine. he said it s been an exceptional weekend. in the uk, the uk box office had its biggest weekend in over four years, so the biggest weekend since cinemas were shut for covid. another good stat, i guess, is that never in the history of hollywood have two films opened with one making more than 100 million, and one making more than 50 million. so what is interesting about this, the barbenheimer phenomenon, is not that they have done as well as the
demonstrations. the teenager was shot during a traffic stop. a policeman has been charged with voluntary homicide. he has apologised to the teenager s family. overnight, 40,000 apologised to the teenager s family. 0vernight, 40,000 extra police officers were deployed across france in an attempt to restore calm. the prime minister, elisabeth borne, said the government was considering all options, but opposed to declaring a state of emergency. for the third night in a row, riots were across france. this is in bordeaux, lille, marseille. the government has deployed an extra 40,000 police officers, including elite police units. but, as anger grows in france, so does the skill of the unrest. for the first time, several shops were looted. this tobacco shop was destroyed, and most things inside it stolen. the owner lives right upstairs, and said that she heard hundreds of people breaking in the middle of the night, and was terrified. this isn tjust happening in the suburbs, it is ha
not all good news for australia though. spinner nathan lyon is a doubt for the rest of the series after suffering what s been described as a significant calf strain on day two at lord s. he arrived at the ground earlier on crutches and cricket australia say a decision regarding his availability for the remainder of the series will be made at the conclusion of the game . defending wimbledon champion novak djokovic says he salutes and applauds the decision to allow russian and belorussian players to return to the tournament this year. the all england club were fined for banning them in 2022, but djokovic says sport should be above politics. meanwhile the club s chief executive has been explaining the increase in security in response to the protests that have disrupted a number of uk based sporting events this year. we have uplifted security around the grounds this year, we work with the met police and other agencies to look at the threat and risk each year and then put mea
the authorities have also banned the sale of fireworks, which have been used to attack police and said police can use armoured vehicles against rioters. the third night and the worst night of rioting left buildings, including libraries and schools burnt shops looted. nearly 900 people were arrested 250 police were injured. the teenager, named as nahel m, was shot during a traffic stop. the policeman has been charged with voluntary homicide he s apologised to the teenager s family. our correspondent sofia bettiza reports from paris. for the third night in a row, riots spread across france. protesters threw fireworks and projectiles at the police, and set cars and buildings on fire. this is in bordeaux. lille. marseille. the government has deployed an extra 40,000 police officers, including elite police units. but as anger grows in france, so does the scale of the unrest. for the first time, several shops were looted. this tobacco shop was destroyed, and most things insid