| 100% | HALFTO | 6 | "___ Death", original title of the 2017 black comedy slasher film, "Happy Death Day" |
| 41% | THEBOSSBABY | 11 | 2017 animated film comedy starring the voice talent of Alec Baldwin in the title role |
| 40% | NIGHT | 5 | "A Hard Day's ___," musical comedy film starring The Beatles members with a title track of the same name |
| 38% | EMOJI | 5 | Text picture in the title of a 2017 animated film |
| 38% | BERIA | 5 | Lavrentiy —, Soviet chief of secret police portrayed by Simon Russell Beale in 2017 film comedy The Death of Stalin |
| 38% | COCO | 4 | 2017 Pixar film inspired by Day of the Dead |
| 36% | ONMARS | 6 | End of the sci-fi film titles "First Man ..." and "Last Days ..." |
| 36% | ANGRYBIRDS | 10 | Original title of a 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad |
| 35% | LIAR | 4 | Word repeated twice for the title of a legal comedy film starring Jim Carrey |
| 34% | CALLMEBY | 8 | With 35-Across, subtitle of 15-Across that is also the title of a 2017 romance film: 3 wds. |
| 34% | FOX | 3 | Edward —, actor who played the title role in 1973 film drama The Day of the Jackal |
| 33% | MEET | 4 | "___ Joe Black," 1998 American fantasy film starring Brad Pitt as the angel of death |
| 32% | CROCODILE | 9 | The semi-aquatic subject of the film Black Water |
| 32% | STEPHENS | 8 | Robert —, actor who played the title role in 1970 comedy-adventure film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes |
| 32% | ANNE | 4 | "___ of the Thousand Days" (1969 film) |
| 32% | PRISCILLA | 9 | __, Queen of the desert in 1994 comedy film |
| 32% | MANY | 4 | ___ happy returns of the day |
| 32% | MANY | 4 | "___ happy returns of the day!" |
| 32% | MANY | 4 | ___ happy returns of the day! |
| 31% | ALL | 3 | "The Thrill of It ___," 1963 romantic comedy film starring Doris Day and James Garner |
| 31% | SNAP | 4 | Original title of 2013's psycho-thriller "Enter the Dangerous Mind" |
| 31% | BARNUM | 6 | Subject of the 2017 musical film "The Greatest Showman" |
| 31% | SAOIRSERONAN | 12 | Star of the 2017 film "Lady Bird": 2 wds. |
| 31% | FERRELL | 7 | Will —, US actor who played the title role in 2004 comedy film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy |
| 31% | EASTWICK | 8 | The Witches of __; 1987 comedy fantasy film |
| 31% | PLAGUE | 6 | The Black Death was one of these |
| 31% | DEAD | 4 | "Shaun of the ___" (2004 zombie comedy film) |
| 31% | MEL | 3 | Gibson of the original "Mad Max" films |