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Film & Television: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Film & Television, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $38.25, median 19 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $25.35 – $51.48 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Performing Arts (84), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $38.25 its median price beats 93% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 19 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Film & Television best sellers
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The Science of Interstellar
by Kip Thorne
- List rank#1
- Price$13.25
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,513
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The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV, and Digital Media
by Bruce Block
- List rank#2
- Price$39.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews196
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The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
by Gustavo Mercado
- List rank#3
- Price$45.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134
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Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible", Expanded edition
by Linda Williams
- List rank#4
- Price$31.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews36
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Cinematography: Theory and Practice: For Cinematographers and Directors
by Blain Brown
- List rank#5
- Price$70.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews172
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Set Lighting Technician's Handbook
by Harry C. Box
- List rank#6
- Price$80.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews194
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Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer
by Paul Schrader
- List rank#7
- Price$26.42
- Rating4.7
- Reviews164
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Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
by Michael Rabiger
- List rank#8
- Price$56.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews137
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Reimagining Dance on Screen: A Practical Guide to Dance-Filmmaking (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
by Mitchell Rose
- List rank#9
- Price$57.99
- Reviews-
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Robin
by Dave Itzkoff
- List rank#10
- Price$17.98
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,416
FAQ
Is Film & Television a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19 reviews and sells for $38.25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Film & Television?
The median best seller has 19 reviews, and 83% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Film & Television best sellers cost?
The median price is $38.25; half of the best sellers are priced between $25.35 and $51.48.
Can new books break into Film & Television?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.