Say what you may but Brocollis and MGM perceived Brosnan as a safer BO bet than Dalton and it was proved right by GE's success. Dalton was too risky after LTK - and without his fault. He was the wrong man at the wrong time. Even Sean Connery as Bond would have screwed up against Batman, Indy and Lethal Weapon.Many would disagree that EON wanted Brosnan that desperately...
Certainly, MGM seem to have been keen on the idea, though THAT might have had a lot to do with the mere fact that Brozza was cheap and a well known face in the USA, rather than any really positive "skills" he might have brought with him.
I think that is a great point. First, the release date debacle was a big problem, not being released in the fall. And then on top of that, competing with those other films, that is some stiff competition. That is probably the best point I've ever heard regarding the lack of success LTK had.