| 100% | ACHORUSLINE | 11 | 1976 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 1985 Michael Douglas movie: 3 wds. |
| 58% | THEKINGANDI | 11 | 1952 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 1956 Yul Brynner movie: 4 wds. |
| 58% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | 1987 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2012 Hugh Jackman movie: 2 wds. |
| 54% | NINE | 4 | 1982 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2009 Daniel Day-Lewis movie |
| 54% | CATS | 4 | 1983 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 1998 direct-to-video movie |
| 52% | RENT | 4 | 1996 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2005 movie starring six of the eight original Broadway cast members |
| 36% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | Author of the 1982 novel "The Color Purple," which was made into a 1985 movie: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATIMETO | 7 | "___ Kill," novel by John Grisham which was made into a movie starring Sandra Bullock: 3 wds. |
| 33% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | Author of the 2005 novel "No Country for Old Men," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HODGE | 5 | Douglas —, 2010 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical winner for La Cage aux Folles |
| 32% | BENPLATT | 8 | Winner of the 2017 Tony for Best Actor in a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen": 2 wds. |
| 31% | KINKYBOOTS | 10 | 2013 Best Musical Tony winner ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 31% | ALADDIN | 7 | Animated film made into a Tony-nominated Broadway musical |
| 30% | KEVINKLINE | 10 | 1981 Tony winner for "The Pirates of Penzance" (Best Leading Actor in a Musical): 2 wds. |
| 30% | EZIOPINZA | 9 | 1950 Tony winner for Best Actor in a Musical |
| 30% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | 2019 Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical |
| 30% | PARADE | 6 | 2023 Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical |
| 29% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GHOSTWORLD | 10 | 1993-1997 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, later made into a Terry Zwigoff movie: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEBOOKTHIEF | 12 | Award-winning Markus Zusak novel made into a film starring 3-Down and 10-Down (3 wds.) |
| 29% | CATS | 4 | Best Musical Tony winner after "Nine" |
| 28% | DEAREVANHANSEN | 14 | 2017 Tony Award winner for Best Musical (3 wds.) |
| 28% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 28% | ADAPTS | 6 | Makes a musical into a movie, say |
| 28% | AVENUEQ | 7 | 2004 Best Musical Tony winner |
| 28% | WIZ | 3 | Best Musical Tony winner of 1975, with "The" |
| 28% | LESMIZ | 6 | 1987 Best Musical Tony winner, informally |
| 28% | EVITA | 5 | First British Best Musical Tony winner |
| 28% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner) |
| 28% | DEAR | 4 | "___ Evan Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner) |