| 100% | ELLIOT | 6 | "Billy ___" (British dance film that inspired a Tony-winning musical) |
| 47% | SHOES | 5 | "The Red ___," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired a 1948 British film starring Moira Shearer |
| 45% | NEWSIES | 7 | Tony-winning musical based on a 1992 Christian Bale film |
| 45% | RENT | 4 | Jonathan Larson rock musical that won four Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize |
| 43% | RAGTIME | 7 | E.L. Doctorow novel that inspired a Broadway musical |
| 41% | EAST | 4 | "___ of Eden" (Steinbeck novel that inspired a James Dean film) |
| 41% | EAST | 4 | "___ of Eden" (John Steinbeck novel that inspired a James Dean film) |
| 40% | HER | 3 | 2013 film that won a screenplay Oscar |
| 40% | BILLIEJEAN | 10 | 1983 Michael Jackson song that inspired a moonwalk dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PTA | 3 | "Harper Valley ___" (country song that inspired a film and a TV series) |
| 40% | LACAGE | 6 | Informal title of a Tony-winning musical written by Harvey Fierstein that features the gay anthem "I Am What I Am" |
| 40% | AHARDDAYS | 9 | "___ Night," a musical comedy film starring the Beatles that won 31-Across an Academy Award for scoring of music: 3 wds. |
| 40% | YENTL | 5 | Film that won Barbra Streisand a Golden Globe for directing |
| 40% | OSAMA | 5 | 2003 Afghani film that won a Golden Globe |
| 40% | IDA | 3 | Polish-language film that won a 2014 Oscar |
| 40% | GIJANE | 6 | 1997 film that won Demi Moore a Razzie |
| 40% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | Musical that won a 1944 Pulitzer |
| 40% | UCANTTOUCHTHIS | 14 | 1990 MC Hammer song that inspired a hip-hop dance craze: 4 wds. |
| 40% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | 1992 House of Pain song that inspired a bouncing dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PTA | 3 | "Harper Valley ___" (1968 country hit that inspired a film and a TV series) |
| 40% | HERCULES | 8 | Disney film that inspired an animated series featuring a young hero-in-training |
| 39% | SOUL | 4 | Animated film that won a Golden Globe in 2021 |
| 39% | ARGO | 4 | Ben Affleck film that won a Best Picture Oscar |
| 39% | ARGO | 4 | Ben Affleck film that won a “Best Picture” Oscar |
| 39% | RRR | 3 | 2022 Indian film that won a Best Song Oscar |
| 39% | ALADDIN | 7 | Disney film that inspired an animated series featuring a genie and a magic carpet |
| 39% | ECSTASY | 7 | "The Agony and the ___" (biographical novel about Michelangelo that inspired a Charlton Heston film) |
| 39% | OUT | 3 | "Inside ___" (Pixar film that won a Best Animated Feature Oscar) |
| 39% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 Ben Affleck film that won a Best Picture Oscar |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group that inspired a 2001 Broadway musical |