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Theater (Teens › Literature & Fiction › Performing Arts, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Theater (Teens › Literature & Fiction › Performing Arts, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.95, median 90 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.99 – $16.38 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Performing Arts (412), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Theater best sellers
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Our Strange Duet: Inspired by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
by Erin A. Craig
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews187
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Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#2
- Price$6.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,822
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Dream On: A Slow Burn Second Chance Romance
by Jennifer Hartmann
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,059
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#4
- Price$7
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,108
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John Proctor is the Villain
by Kimberly Belflower
- List rank#5
- Price$22
- Rating4.0
- Reviews6
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The Shakespeare Stealer
by Gary Blackwood
- List rank#6
- Price$6.01
- Rating4.5
- Reviews773
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The Tempest: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#7
- Price$7.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,187
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,099
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Okay for Now: A National Book Award Winner ― A Novel of Loss and Recovery, for Kids (Ages 10-12)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,559
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Ophelia
by Lisa Klein
- List rank#10
- Price$8.19
- Rating4.2
- Reviews474
FAQ
Is Theater a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 90 reviews and sells for $12.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Theater?
The median best seller has 90 reviews, and 53% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Theater best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.99 and $16.38.
Can new books break into Theater?
3% 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.