| 100% | PRETTYWOMAN | 11 | 1990 Garry Marshall film starring 17-Across and 28-Across whose title was inspired by a Roy Orbison song (2 wds.) |
| 45% | GLASS | 5 | With 27 Across, 2022 film whose title was inspired by a Beatles song |
| 40% | IAMSAM | 6 | 2001 Sean Penn film whose title was inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham": 3 wds. |
| 39% | ALASDAIRGRAY | 12 | "Lanark" writer whose novel "Poor Things" was adapted as a film starring Emma Stone, 17-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THEMOON | 7 | "Racing With ___," drama film featuring Sean Penn as Henry Nash whose title is also a Vaughn Monroe song: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ICECREAM | 8 | 2020 bubblegum pop hit by Blackpink and Selena Gomez whose title is a frozen treat: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DEBORAHKERR | 11 | "The King and I" star whose songs were dubbed by Marni Nixon (1930-2016) : 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on children's books by P.L. Travers about a magical nanny (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WOMENTALKING | 12 | Novel by 36-Across about an isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia that was adapted by 17-Across into a film starring Frances McDormand, Claire Foy, and Rooney Mara (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CYBILLSHEPHERD | 14 | "Moonlighting" actress and star of a 1990s CBS sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 36% | THEDINNER | 9 | A 2017 drama thriller film starring Richard Gere - whose birthday it is today - and Steve Coogan: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARTINLAWRENCE | 14 | Stand-up comedian and star of a 1990s Fox sitcom, whose title was his first name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ETERNALSUNSHINE | 15 | Chart-topping Ariana Grande album whose title was inspired by a 2004 film (March, 2024) |
| 35% | HEART | 5 | "___-Shaped Box," horror novel written by Joe Hill whose title is inspired by a Nirvana song |
| 35% | DARKPHOENIX | 11 | 2019 "X-Men" film starring 17-Across and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | 2019 Greta Gerwig film starring Emma Watson, 17-Across, and 28-Across based on a Louisa May Alcott novel (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IDONTCARE | 9 | Song by 17-Across and 28-Across whose debut broke Spotify's single-day streaming record, but peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 behind Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 35% | IROBOT | 6 | 1950 sci-fi fixup novel by Isaac Asimov that shares its title with a 2004 film starring Will Smith: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | 2008 musical starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan that was named after a chart-topping song by ABBA: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PAM | 3 | "Polythene ___," 1969 song by The Beatles whose title was inspired by the nickname of a fan |
| 34% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Action film starring 15-Across and 45-Across that shares its name with a Tina Turner song (2 wds.) |
| 34% | MONSTERSINC | 11 | Pixar film starring 17-Across and 30-Across adapted as a Disney+ series (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THENAMESAKE | 11 | Debut novel by 25-Across/27-Across that was adapted as a film starring Kal Penn and directed by Mira Nair (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DOLPHINTALE | 11 | 2011 American drama film starring Nathan Gamble which was inspired by the true rescue story of a marine animal named Winter: 2 wds. |