Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Well, like ares said given limited time, money, and inclination for many people they'll often go with the bigger spectacle and/or cultural phenomenon. (Hell, I've got kid(s) now, so I sympathize, "Oh honey, shit, we'll have to wait for Hellboy on Redbox because Avengers comes out in two weeks."). So more niche R-rated things like this version of Hellboy will obviously suffer. So I mean, I don't have statistics handy to prove such affects, but i'd be truly surprised if it didn't have a huge impact.
Admittedly I don't see movies on the big screen often.
I prefer to wait the few extra months for it to be released on blu-ray.
I really enjoy all the added bonuses & get annoyed that the theatrical version is usually edited compared to the blu-ray version.
Also the price of tickets here is generally $AU23 ($US16) plus snacks, so I often walk out of the cinema regretting the money I just spent than enjoying the actual movie.
The last big screen feature I walked away thinking "Wow that was worth every penny of ticket & snacks" was Skull Island.
Truly blown away by that movie experience!
But yeah I can justify/afford seeing HB & EndGame in the same month of release.