| 100% | BOOK | 4 | "The Jungle ___" (2016 movie) |
| 86% | JUNGLE | 6 | The __ Book, 2016 movie |
| 82% | VULTURES | 8 | Jungle Book movie birds like The Beatles |
| 82% | PHENOM | 6 | 2016 baseball movie starring Ethan Hawke, The __ |
| 78% | ASH | 3 | Porcupine in the 2016 animated movie "Sing" |
| 75% | GIRL | 4 | "The ___ on the Train," 2016 Emily Blunt movie |
| 74% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 Tom Hanks movie based on the true story of a pilot |
| 74% | RENEE | 5 | Zellweger of the September 2016 movie "Bridget Jones's Baby" |
| 72% | ROGUEONE | 8 | 2016 prequel to the highest-grossing movie of 1977 |
| 72% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical whose songs' lyrics were written by the same composing team as 16-Across: 3 wds. |
| 72% | BOOK | 4 | "The Jungle ___," 1967 movie that features four vultures that were styled after The Beatles' members |
| 71% | BFG | 3 | 2016 Spielberg movie, with "The" |
| 71% | ZOOTOPIA | 8 | Hit 2016 animated film with the tagline "Welcome to the urban jungle" |
| 70% | BOOK | 4 | "The Jungle ___," movie for which the poster appeared as an easter egg in "Meet the Robinsons" |
| 70% | MIA | 3 | Heroine of the 2016 movie "La La Land" |
| 69% | SUICIDESQUAD | 12 | Comic book movie whose soundtrack topped the Billboard charts in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 69% | STAR | 4 | "___ Wars: Rebellion," 2016 board game based on the eponymous sci-fi movie series |
| 68% | NIA | 3 | Actress Long of the 2016 movie "Keanu" |
| 68% | ANGRY | 5 | ___ Birds, mobile game that inspired a 2016 animated comedy movie of the same name |
| 66% | ALL | 3 | "___ the Way" (2016 HBO movie about LBJ) |
| 66% | LIVEBYNIGHT | 11 | 2016 Ben Affleck movie |
| 66% | KUNGFU | 6 | __ Panda 3, 2016 movie |
| 66% | HAILC | 5 | 2016 Coen brothers movie |
| 66% | TANGO | 5 | 2016 movie "Whiskey ___ Foxtrot" |
| 65% | WILLSMITH | 9 | "Ali" actor who received the Generation Award at the 2016 MTV Movie & TV Awards: 2 wds. |
| 64% | SEA | 3 | "Manchester by the ___" (2016 movie) |
| 64% | STORKS | 6 | 2016 movie about delivery birds |
| 64% | WILD | 4 | From the jungle |
| 63% | EWE | 3 | Animal like Nana in the 2016 movie "Sing" |
| 63% | FEIG | 4 | Paul who will direct the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |