KDP categories · Top KDP authors
Screenplays: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Screenplays, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.20, median 152 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.69 – $21.94 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category Movies (546), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Screenplays best sellers
-
Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder
- List rank#1
- Price$14.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,472
-
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee
- List rank#2
- Price$19.10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,173
-
SAVE THE CAT! BEAT SHEET WORKBOOK
by Jamie Nash
- List rank#3
- Price$14.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews354
-
Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 1
by The Duffer Brothers
- List rank#4
- Price$13.02
- Rating4.7
- Reviews450
-
Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 5
by The Duffer Brothers
- List rank#5
- Price$21.38
- Rating4.9
- Reviews42
-
Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 2
by The Duffer Brothers
- List rank#6
- Price$17.20
- Rating4.8
- Reviews254
-
The Odyssey: The Official Screenplay
by Christopher Nolan
- List rank#7
- Price$13.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101
-
Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story
by John Yorke
- List rank#8
- Price$13.25
- Rating4.7
- Reviews498
-
Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 3
by The Duffer Brothers
- List rank#9
- Price$22.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews256
-
Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 4
by The Duffer Brothers
- List rank#10
- Price$19.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews258
FAQ
Is Screenplays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 152 reviews and sells for $15.20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Screenplays?
The median best seller has 152 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Screenplays best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.20; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.69 and $21.94.
Can new books break into Screenplays?
10% 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.