▁wrote ▁the ▁best s eller ▁novel ▁B are ▁Sk in ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁drama ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁theme . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁Fil ming ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Sar aje vo ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁locations . ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁The ▁Ab andon ed ▁was ▁released ▁world wide ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁by ▁HE FT ▁Production ▁and ▁Summer ▁Hill ▁Films ▁( US ). ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁cin emas ▁throughout ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Music ian ▁V l ado ▁Pod any ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁sound track ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁world wide ▁box ▁office ▁success . ▁The ▁Ab andon ed ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film , ▁from ▁S out heast ▁Europe , ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁( after ▁Rem ake ) ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁foreign ▁language ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁making ▁$ 1 2 . 4 ▁million ▁there . ▁It ▁gross ed ▁$ 4 1 . 4 ▁million ▁world wide ▁against ▁a ▁production ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁The ▁film ▁gar ner ed ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁called ▁it ▁the ▁" unique