"First released" actually sorts by production year

Sorting movies in a list by "First released" does not sort them by release date. It actually sorts by production year!
See my little test list:
Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (production year 1970, release date 10 October 1975)
is listed before
Dracula A.D. 1972 (production year 1972, release date 17 November 1972).
See my little test list:
Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (production year 1970, release date 10 October 1975)
is listed before
Dracula A.D. 1972 (production year 1972, release date 17 November 1972).