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All trendsMeasured tag / cinematic
mood / growing

Cinematic

Psychological Thrillers · All markets · comparable 12 months periods

+16percentage
points
Current prevalence27.3%41 matching covers / n=150
Previous period11.3%17 matching covers / n=150
Signal stategrowingRule-based classification
As ofOct 30, 2026Latest evidence check
01 / Current window

Observed Prevalence

Dec 30n=12Mar 1n=24May 1n=29Jul 1n=18Aug 30n=35Oct 30n=32

Empty time buckets are shown as zero and retain their sample size; they are not interpolated by AI.

02 / Market separation

Source Breakdown

Amazon Bestsellers20 / 7526.7%
Amazon New Releases0 / 20%
Indie Authors0 / 0—
Traditional Publishers21 / 7328.8%
03 / Underlying evidence

41 matching Covers.

These are the records counted in the current prevalence numerator.

04 / Evidence interpretation

What It May Mean.

Built Oct 31, 2026

AI interpretationgpt-6-luna
moderate confidence
Interpretive summary
The “Cinematic” mood label appears more often in the current sample than in the previous one.
Market context

In the supplied all-market samples, prevalence rose from 11.3% (17/150) to 27.3% (41/150), a 16-percentage-point increase. This describes only these samples, not the wider book market.

What to investigate

Compare covers labeled Cinematic across both periods, split by source, and code concrete features such as lighting, framing, color contrast, and subject scale to see what visual patterns accompany the label.

Facts supplied to the interpreter

Current: 41 of 150 covers (27.3%).

Previous: 17 of 150 covers (11.3%).

Amazon Bestsellers: 20/75 (26.7%); Traditional Publishers: 21/73 (28.8%).

Amazon New Releases has a sample of 2; Indie Authors has a sample of 0.