| 100% | YOUNGATHEART | 12 | 1954 movie musical starring Frank Sinatra and Doris Day in a love triangle: 3 wds. |
| 49% | GUYSANDDOLLS | 12 | 1955 movie musical starring Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando as gamblers: 3 wds. |
| 42% | ANCHORSAWEIGH | 13 | 1945 movie musical starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as sailors on shore leave: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WESTSIDESTORY | 13 | 2021 movie musical starring Ansel Elgort as a former gang leader in love: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling: 3 wds. |
| 32% | THEPAJAMAGAME | 13 | 1957 musical film starring Doris Day and John Raitt (3 wds.) |
| 32% | APRILINPARIS | 12 | 1952 musical film starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger (3 wds.) |
| 31% | REMADE | 6 | Like the movie A Star Is Born, in 1954, 1976, and 2018 |
| 31% | ILSA | 4 | Character in a love triangle with Victor and Rick |
| 30% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical starring Ryan Gosling and 43-Across (3 wds.) |
| 30% | LUCKYME | 7 | 1954 musical-comedy starring Doris Day and Robert Cummings |
| 29% | BENSTILLER | 10 | Host of a 1990s sketch comedy show who starred in and wrote both "Zoolander" movies (2 wds.) |
| 29% | CALAMITYJANE | 12 | 1953 musical film starring Doris Day and Howard Keel (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MATCHPOINT | 10 | Scarlett Johansson starrer psychological thriller movie about a clandestine love affair, written and directed by Woody Allen: 2 wds. |
| 28% | APRILIN | 7 | 1952 film musical starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger |
| 27% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 18-Across and 32-Across that was adapted as a Broadway musical in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 27% | SHOWBOAT | 8 | 1936 movie musical in which Paul Robeson played a dockworker: 2 wds. |
| 27% | VONRYANS | 8 | 1965 film "___ Express", starring Frank Sinatra, where a group of Allied prisoners escape from Germany: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BULLDURHAM | 10 | 1988 romantic comedy featuring a love triangle with Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner, and Tim Robbins (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BROADCASTNEWS | 13 | 1987 romantic comedy featuring a love triangle with Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ASTARISBORN | 11 | 1954 movie musical for which 39-Across earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination (4 wds.) |
| 27% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 musical starring Ryan Gosling that features a tap dance sequence: 3 wds. |
| 27% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose songs are featured in a hit 2001 musical and 2018 movie |
| 26% | RIVAL | 5 | One in a love triangle |
| 26% | GEORGEWBUSH | 11 | American president portrayed by Josh Brolin in a 2008 Oliver Stone movie: 3 wds. |
| 26% | SUGARPLUMFAIRY | 14 | Role played by 16-Across in a 1954 production of "The Nutcracker": 3 wds. |
| 26% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 romantic musical starring 13-Across and Emma Stone: 3 wds. |