It's almost like, generally speaking, men and women have different tastes in films, and the things that men like draw in bigger crowds. There's a reason the 18-34-year-old male demographic is the most sought after, and it has nothing to do with dudebros hating "arthouse fare." Chick flicks (romance movies, romcoms, basically anything primarily marketed towards women) are just nowhere near as big of a draw as the latest action movie with explosions and hot chicks. It's simple fact, not sexism. It's also why you're seeing those sorts of movies primarily released on streaming services instead of in theaters; studios want asses in seats, and a romcom doesn't really benefit from the big screen like an action movie.
What makes it funnier is that this is two dudes complaining about this on behalf of women, since Ashley Lynch is a troon IIRC. "Let us be offended on your behalf, m'lady!"
The Twilight series was more or less the exception that proves the rule. They were released at the height of the Twilight craze, and that brand recognition certainly played no small role in the movies' success. If the first movie were released as just another vampire romance movie without the name behind it, I doubt it would have done anywhere near as well, let alone well enough to greenlight four sequels.