Yeah it's all about who produced the property. Disney's Marvel shows have gotten a physical release, because they own them. It's the material Netflix produces on their own that they nix a physical release on, and really, you can't blame them because they want you to buy their service. (Amazon, on the other hand, does follow the traditional platform of theatrical/home video windows for the movies they produce usually).
This is really late in the game to be selling off a movie, but Paramount did it with ANNIHILATION for international markets a few months ago so the precedent has been set (New Line/Warner and Netflix also partnered up on the SHAFT movie that will also be on Netflix only outside the US). ANNIHILATION received terrible test screening numbers and the director refused to change the ending (among other things), so I think they opted to cut their losses. The only places it will get a theatrical release are the US and China.
What we're seeing is that things are really changing in the movie biz for non-tentpole franchises. Those "mid range" films we keep talking about, for adults or a niche audience, are more likely than ever to skip a theatrical release now -- and apparently anything that may not have a $500 mil-$1 bil ceiling too. If the projected in-take for this CLOVERFIELD movie was going to be $50 million, Paramount may have just decided to take the quick cash from Netflix and not gamble on what it may or may not have done theatrically -- especially if it's "less than good".
This is what also gives me pause about the next Scorsese movie, The Irishman, going direct-to-Netflix. It'll drive my collector's OCD crazy to not have a copy of a new Scorsese movie to put on the shelf with the others (and being able to stream it any time I want is not the same).
You may be out of luck there. Sounds like Scorsese wants it to play in theaters but Netflix is giving no assurances, maybe a 2 week window, according to this:
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/marti ... 202612050/
If it follows other Netflix-produced shows/movies, you may be waiting a long time for a physical home video release too.
Personally I care less about movies receiving a theatrical release than ever. 2 trips to the theater last year resulted in some pothead's cell phone going off during IT (for 90 some odd minutes!) and a speaker filled with static during BLADE RUNNER 2049. I like the big screen but they don't have 4K/HDR so between that, the "audience/technical malfunctions" and how difficult (and expensive) it is to procure babysitting for a night out with Joanne, I'm fine with streaming when the quality has gotten so consistently good (though I would prefer a physical release whereever possible).