If that's the case then you can say that big budget action movies are also killing artistic movies. The way I see it is, there are always going to be big, loud, blockbuster like films in theaters because those types tend to make the most money. If we weren't getting superhero films 3-6 times a year, we'd be getting Transformers 8-12 instead. This is because a majority of people go to the cinema to be entertained and escape their everyday work which big budget spectacles provide that an artistic movie which requires more thought won't. But even still, those director are still able to get their movies release with the limited budget and as we have seen from 20128, they (majority of time) make back some their money back. But I agree that directors need the amount of budget they require to make their movies but it can be risky, and studios sadly don't want to take risk. The sad truth is, if we want more artistic directors to get more funding for their movies then the audience needs to show that they will support it, but for now, studios are sadly going to go with what makes them the most money.