SEOUL -- The South Korean box office continues to be dominated by local blockbusters "D-War" and "May 18". According to distributor Showbox, monster pic "D-War" has grossed $42.3 million (6.14 million admissions) to Tuesday, which makes it Korea's tenth best selling film of all time.

The film took only 14 days to cross the 6 million admissions mark, which is the second-fastest pace ever behind last year's "The Host", which took 10 days. English-language film, which has been praised for the sophistication of its locally-produced f/x, tells the story of a giant snake-like creature that smashes up downtown L.A. It will be released stateside on September 14 under the title "Dragon Wars".

Meanwhile, CJ Entertainment's "May 18" continues to do strong business in the #2 slot. Pic, which was released a week before "D-War", has grossed $35.8 million to date. Film is based on a real-life incident in 1980 in which large numbers of pro-democracy activists in the city of Gwangju were attacked and killed by government troops.

Advance ticket sales indicate that "D-War" and "May 18" are likely to continue their run at the top of the box office through at least the coming weekend.

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