Movies that got trailers and then long delays

1031   5.5   5.8 

Trailer debut: March 27th 2004
Original release: July 1st 2005
New release: November 4th 2005

Reasons: See below.
Benefits: See below.
Flaws: It still didn't turn out good.

Max the Movie Kid's rating:

2576   6.6   7.3 

Trailer debut: November 5th 2004
Original release: November 4th 2005
New release: June 9th 2006

Reasons: A decision for all future Pixar films to get a Summer release, Michael Eisner's leave keeping Pixar at Disney
Benefits: Fits in the Summer more than November, changed Disney's future of animation
Flaws: N/A

Max the Movie Kid's rating:

2231   7.7   8 

Trailer debut: January 18th 2008
Original release: December 25th 2008
New release: May 8th 2009

Reasons: Wouldn't make as much money with a Christmas release, Spyglass replacing Level 1
Benefits: It was still good
Flaws: Fantasy/sci-fi movies released a week before Christmas make a lot of money

Max the Movie Kid's rating:

234   6.6   6.6 

Trailer debut: December 15th 2011
Original release: June 15th 2012
New release: March 1st 2013

Reasons: More time for special effects
Benefits: Fits better in Spring
Flaws: Did not make as much money as it would have done in June

Max the Movie Kid's rating:

59   6.7   6.1 

Trailer debut: February 28th 2012 (footage in Film is Great Britain promo)
Original release: September 7th 2012
New release: March 15th 2013

Reasons: Unknown
Benefits: N/A
Flaws: Result feels dated in some points

Max the Movie Kid's rating:

278   6.3   6.2 

Trailer debut: December 12th 2011
Original release: June 29th 2012
New release: March 28th 2013

Reasons: Avengers, Battleship flopping, Channing Tatum getting more respect than expected, Magic Mike, 3D being believed to be an excuse for success
Benefits: Would have made The Expendables 2 and The Bourne Legacy look a tad worse, Ted got released earlier, better characterisation
Flaws: People actually wanted to see it more than Battleship, forced 3D turns it into a cash grab, reviews no different to what they would have been in June

Max the Movie Kid's rating:

459   6.6   6.8 

Trailer debut: May 9th 2012
Original release: September 7th 2012
New release: January 11th 2013

Reasons: The Aurora shooting during the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises
Benefits: Very reasonable and sympathetic to the tragedy
Flaws: If the "key part" of the movie does not make it in, the film would be in trouble

550   7.3   7.5 

Trailer debut: May 22nd 2012
Original release: December 25th 2012
New release: May 10th 2013

Reasons: Production schedule issues
Benefits: Might not have done well enough for Oscar season, considering Baz Luhrman's last film
Flaws: Less to see at Christmas

189   7.2   0 

Trailer debut: October 16th 2012
Original release: March 15th 2013
New release: October 18th 2013

Reasons: Halloween, Sony want to keep it away from the Evil Dead remake
Benefits: Halloween, more time for Chole Moretz's publicity
Flaws: N/A

169   6.8   0 

Trailer debut: July 7th 2012 (viral marketing)
Original release: August 9th 2013
New release: February 7, 2014

Reasons: Possibly the Total Recall remake's underperformance
Benefits: N/A
Flaws: It might actually be pretty good if the crew does good enough