| 100% | HULK | 4 | "The Incredible ___," movie where Sheldon Cooper enjoyed the portrayal of this Marvel character by Edward Norton |
| 31% | BLACK | 5 | ___ Widow, Marvel character who goes by the name of Natalia Romanoff and appears in "The Avengers" movies |
| 27% | THEHULK | 7 | At 14.7 feet, this Marvel character is the largest statue by Madame Tussauds: 2 wds. |
| 27% | INCREDIBLEHULK | 14 | Marvel Comics character currently played by Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers movies: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ODIN | 4 | Father of Thor, played by Anthony Hopkins in the Marvel movies |
| 26% | NINETEEN | 8 | The number of this clue divided by two |
| 26% | RACCOON | 7 | Rocket ___, character voiced by Bradley Cooper in "Guardians of the Galaxy" |
| 26% | BAGGINS | 7 | Frodo ___, fictional character from "The Lord of the Rings" played by Elijah Wood in the movies |
| 26% | LANTERN | 7 | DC Comics character Green ___, played by Ryan Reynolds in the 2011 movie of the same name |
| 26% | ROPE | 4 | *Hitch material, and one of ten one-word movies in this puzzle directed by the honoree |
| 26% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | THECHASE | 8 | Some people enjoy the thrill of this run |
| 25% | BERTIE | 6 | King Edward VII of the UK known by his family as this nickname |
| 25% | JONES | 5 | "Indiana ___: Raiders of the Lost Ark", one of Sheldon Cooper's favorite movies in "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 25% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 25% | HER | 3 | 2013 movie by Spike Jonze where one of the major players is never seen |
| 24% | NERD | 4 | Sheldon Cooper of the "Big Bang Theory", for example |
| 24% | MOHICANS | 8 | Cooper tells of the last of these Native tribesmen |
| 24% | LORD | 4 | "___ of the Flies," 1990 movie set largely in one location, the island where the characters were stranded |
| 24% | DUCK | 4 | "Howard the ___," 1986 Lea Thompson movie based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name |
| 24% | MUSIC | 5 | Julie Andrews movie about The Sound of this |
| 24% | LONE | 4 | Movie where Johnny Depp played the role of a Native American named Tonto, "The ___ Ranger" |
| 24% | MOHICANS | 8 | Fenimore Cooper novel about the last of this tribe |
| 24% | MOSQUITO | 8 | Malaria is transmitted by the bite of this insect |
| 24% | HOGTOWN | 7 | Toronto goes by the name of this porcine nickname |
| 24% | CEDRIC | 6 | ___ Diggory, character played by Robert Pattinson in the "Harry Potter" movies who was part of the Triwizard tournament |
| 24% | MAGNETO | 7 | The Marvel character played by Michael Fassbender |
| 24% | NICKFURY | 8 | Marvel character blinded by Goose the Flerken |
| 23% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 23% | MEPHISTO | 8 | Marvel character and nemesis of the Silver Surfer |