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Movie Directors (Arts & Literature, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Movie Directors (Arts & Literature, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.78, median 392 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.65 – $20.35 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Arts & Literature (1,640), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has 392 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Movie Directors best sellers
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The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
by Robert Iger
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews24,486
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Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition): Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull
- List rank#2
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,697
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Reflections: On Cinematography
by Sir Roger Deakins
- List rank#4
- Price$25.12
- Rating4.8
- Reviews251
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Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet
- List rank#5
- Price$12.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,744
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One Last Time: Managing Crisis and Building Resilience at Disney
by Robert Iger
- List rank#6
- Price$17.29
- Reviews-
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Hollywood Babylon: The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood's Darkest and Best Kept Secrets
by Kenneth Anger
- List rank#8
- Price$8.19
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,546
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My Mother Was Nuts: A Memoir
by Penny Marshall
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,609
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Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodriguez
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,054
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FAQ
Is Movie Directors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 392 reviews and sells for $16.78.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Movie Directors?
The median best seller has 392 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Movie Directors best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.78; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.65 and $20.35.
Can new books break into Movie Directors?
8% 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.