I don't think I'd ever go see a drama or comedy in the theatre. Sci-fi and Fantasy for sure. Action... possibly. And some are only worthy of the $5 Tuesday treatment.
It really depends on the drama or comedy. I mean, ya...if it's something like "Hot Tub Time Machine" then ya...you wait until the TBS premier.
But I've actually REALLY enjoyed going to some of the independent comedies and dramas I've been seeing in smaller theaters lately.
I saw The Sapphires I saw at a little hole in the wall theater. I'm 43 years old, and I was the youngest person in the entire crowd. It was a really cool theater with a bunch of chandeliers that retract into the ceiling when the movie starts.
I saw Quartet at a smaller old school "multiplex" (I think they had 4 screens). Again, my wife and I were the youngest people there. Both of these shows were sold out and not a seat left in the house....but with no one younger than 40 in the audience, you would not BELIEVE how well behaved everyone was.
And then I saw Starbuck (a French Canadian comedy, and seriously one of the funniest movies I've ever seen) at a downtown Seattle multiplex, and there were only about a dozen or so very well behaved people there.
This has all been in the last 3 or 4 months, and they were some of the best movie going experiences I've ever had.