| 100% | ROADTOSINGAPORE | 15 | 1940 Crosby/Lamour/Hope film that was the first of a "travel" series |
| 47% | TOPAZ | 5 | Birthstone that was the name of a Hitchcock film |
| 47% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Patrick Swayze film that was the first to be released with a PG-13 rating |
| 46% | DEADWOOD | 8 | National Historic Landmark District in South Dakota that is the setting and title of an HBO series and a 2019 film starring Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane |
| 45% | XIII | 4 | Apollo mission that was the subject of a 1995 film |
| 44% | MARLINS | 7 | Florida squad that was the first to win two World Series titles as a wild-card team |
| 44% | THISISLANDEARTH | 15 | 1955 sci-fi film that was one of the first to use Technicolor |
| 43% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 42% | HOBBIT | 6 | "The ___," book that is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" series |
| 42% | WEIRDSCIENCE | 12 | Oingo Boingo single that was the theme song for a 1980s film and 1990s TV series (2 wds.) |
| 42% | MERLOT | 6 | Red wine that was featured in the film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" |
| 41% | CITY | 4 | "Sex and the ___," 2008 romantic comedy film that was a continuation of the famous eponymous TV series |
| 41% | TOETOTOE | 8 | Movie that was the film debut ('09) of Sonequa Martin-Green, who starred in the web television series "Star Trek: Discovery" |
| 40% | MOBILEALABAMA | 13 | City that was the first capital of French Louisiana |
| 40% | DRIVINGMISSDAISY | 16 | "Floral" film that was the Best Picture of 1989 |
| 40% | CERES | 5 | Body in our solar system that was considered a planet in the first half of the 19th century |
| 40% | OPENS | 5 | Is the first act of a concert |
| 40% | MARCH | 5 | Month that was the first of the new year in early 3-Down calendars |
| 40% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |
| 40% | RUINS | 5 | "Adam ___ Everything," TV show starring Adam Conover that is based on a CollegeHumor web series of the same name |
| 40% | THEOMEN | 7 | First of a film series about Damien Thorn |
| 40% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 Hitchcock film that was the first to use the dolly zoom to simulate dizziness |
| 40% | ROMA | 4 | Alfonso Cuarón film that was the first Netflix production nominated for the Best Picture Oscar |
| 40% | THEROBE | 7 | 1953 Biblical epic that was the first film released in CinemaScope |
| 40% | DECATUR | 7 | Illinois city that was the first home of the Chicago Bears |
| 39% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 film that is the subject of this puzzle |
| 39% | GSHARP | 6 | Key that is the equivalent of A-flat: Hyph. |
| 39% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film that was the first to use the dolly zoom to simulate dizziness |
| 39% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |