35mm film
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£17.35avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good£712K£712K/yr · 634K searches
Price range
Good£5.99–£30.64cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay1,558.86avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Okay+9.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad76%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 35mm film is a £712K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (634K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
35mm film market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £694K–£868K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.5%
- Avg BSR
- #20
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 0.4%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 179 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
54
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- KODAK85%
- Instax10%
- AgfaPhoto3%
- Fujifilm2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top 35mm film search terms
- 35mm film221K/yr
- film123K/yr
- 35mm colour film50K/yr
- film roll 35mm48K/yr
- kodak film36K/yr
- camera film36K/yr
- kodak 35mm film15K/yr
- kodak film 35mm14K/yr
- 35mm & instant film photography16K/yr
- film 35mm9K/yr
Top 35mm film products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
3 x Kodak Gold 200 ISO 36 Exposures 35-mm Reel Photo Films Colour.
KODAK£27.524.8★1,646 rev
KODAK Ultra Max 400 135/36 High-Performance 35mm Color Film
KODAK£30.024.6★1,064 rev
Kodak 6033963 Gold 200 135/24 Film (Pack of 2)
KODAK£16.574.6★1,646 rev
Fujifilm Fujicolor C200 ISO 200 26 exposure negative color film
Instax£9.234.8★153 rev
1 Kodak Colorplus 200 135-24 Film
KODAK£9.854.7★725 rev
Newest
by launch dateFujifilm Fujicolor C200 ISO 200 26 exposure negative color film
Instax£9.23153 rev
KODAK Mobile Film Scanner - Scan & Save Old 35mm Films & Slides w/Your Smartphone Camera - Portable Collapsible Scanner w/Built-in LED Light & Free Mobile App for Scanning Editing & Sharing Photos
KODAK£30.643,529 rev
3 x Kodak Gold 200 ISO 36 Exposures 35-mm Reel Photo Films Colour.
KODAK£27.521,646 rev
KODAK Ultra Max 400 135/36 High-Performance 35mm Color Film
KODAK£30.021,064 rev
Kodak 6033963 Gold 200 135/24 Film (Pack of 2)
KODAK£16.571,646 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFujifilm Fujicolor C200 ISO 200 26 exposure negative color film
Instax£9.234.8★
KODAK Ultra Max 400 135/36 High-Performance 35mm Color Film
KODAK£30.024.6★
Kodak 603 4078 Ultramax 400 Color Negative Film (ISO 400) 35mm 36 Exposures
KODAK£12.304.6★
Kodak UltraMax 400 135-36 Color Film - High-Speed ISO 400 for Vibrant Detailed Photos
KODAK£10.274.6★
1 Kodak Colorplus 200 135-24 Film
KODAK£9.854.7★
What buyers say about 35mm film
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great value for money compared to buying them in high street stores”
“These are good quality films”
“As advertised”
“Colors are beautiful”
“Perfect my photos came out great”
“Fit for purpose”
“Kodak film. Very good quality film”
“gave good use”
“Great pric for Kodak film”
“I definitely like the range of colours it is able to capture”
What buyers complain about
“Lots of grain In photos”
“Quite expensive”
“cannot use now”
“Not good”
“I have noticed a slight green tint in darker lighting the shadows etc”
“I have noticed a slight green tint in darker lighting the shadows etc”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 35mm film profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £712K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +9.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the 35mm film niche?
- 4 brands and 54 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 35mm film?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Value For Money, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.3%.
- When does demand for 35mm film peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 35mm film niche?
- Listings span £5.99–£30.64; the average listing price is £17.35 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,559 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.