The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS, the companies said Tuesday.

“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. A massive cloud of dust weighing as much as 200 million tons has traveled 5,000 miles from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean and over South Florida. The fringes of what atmospheric experts are calling the Godzilla dust cloud reached South Florida late last week and will most likely increase on Sunday. In South Florida, the most obvious impact is on the color of the sky. A perfect alignment of winds at that perfect time as strong winds kick up dust in Africa. The huge Saharan dust cloud formed June 13, when strong atmospheric updrafts over the Sahara were picked up by easterly winds, which blew the dust cloud west over the Atlantic, according to NASA .

A 12-meter-tall Godzilla replica head is seen on the eighth floor terrace of the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan. (CNN) - If Godzilla movies aren't scary enough for you, head to Japan next year and you can get eaten by the fearsome lizard himself. Godzilla fans in visiting Japan can also visit Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood, where Hotel Gracery's 12-meter (39-foot) replica Godzilla head spits "fire" at visitors throughout the day. Next year will also mark the release of the latest Godzilla flick, Godzilla vs. Kong, which will be in English and star Millie Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler. Nijigen no Mori, 2425-2 Kusumoto, Awaji-shi, Hyogo, Japan, +81 0799 64 7061The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.