Hmmm ... pardon me if I am wrong ...

But Tsai's films tend to please only film festivals, critics, and maybe art film moviegoers ...

If I am correct, many (at least a substantial number) of Chinese mainstream moviegoers do not really like his films. That is why his films are usually not box office hits ... often they do not survive many screenings ...

Yup, you guess it, the same old complaints are:
-- too long and too slow
-- not much plot and not much dialogues
-- same cast
-- not sure what he is driving at, etc

Sorry ... I am just sharing what I observe in the Chinese community ...