| 100% | GHOSTWORLD | 10 | 1993-1997 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, later made into a Terry Zwigoff movie: 2 wds. |
| 53% | AHISTORYOF | 10 | With 47-Across, 1997 graphic novel by John Wagner, later made into a David Cronenberg film: 3 wds. |
| 44% | WATCHMEN | 8 | 1986-1987 graphic novel by Alan Moore, later made into a Zack Snyder movie |
| 41% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEDRY | 6 | Novel by Australian author Jane Harper that was adapted into a movie starring Eric Bana: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEROAD | 7 | 2006 Cormac McCarthy novel, later made into a Viggo Mortensen film: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEHOURS | 8 | 1998 Michael Cunningham novel, later made into a Nicole Kidman film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STARDUST | 8 | 1999 fantasy novel written by 18-Across, later made into a Claire Danes movie |
| 35% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | 1987 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2012 Hugh Jackman movie: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | Novel by 44-Across made into a film directed by Martin Scorsese (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 33% | THEHATEUGIVE | 12 | Best-selling novel by 40-Across that was adapted into a new movie: 4 wds. |
| 33% | ATIMETO | 7 | "___ Kill," novel by John Grisham which was made into a movie starring Sandra Bullock: 3 wds. |
| 33% | INTRUDERINTHE | 13 | "___ Dust," 1948 novel by William Faulkner that was adapted into a movie by Clarence Brown: 3 wds. |
| 31% | COMANCHEMOON | 12 | Bestselling novel by 5-Down made into a TV miniseries starring Val Kilmer and Steve Zahn (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DAVINCI | 7 | "The ___ Code," 2003 novel by Dan Brown that was made into a film: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GONEBABYGONE | 12 | Novel by 44-Across made into a film directed by Ben Affleck (3 wds.) |
| 31% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | Author of the 1982 novel "The Color Purple," which was made into a 1985 movie: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1979 novel by 47-Across adapted into a film starring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | EMMA | 4 | Austen novel made into a movie |
| 29% | NINE | 4 | 1982 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2009 Daniel Day-Lewis movie |
| 29% | OLDLACE | 7 | "17-Across and ___" (1939 play made into a movie directed by Frank Capra) |
| 29% | THEATEAM | 8 | 1980s action show made into a 2010 film starring Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MIAMIVICE | 9 | 1980s cop show made into a 2006 film starring Colin Farrell: 2 wds. |
| 29% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 29% | EMMA | 4 | Austen novel made into a 1996 movie |
| 29% | THEKINGANDI | 11 | 1952 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 1956 Yul Brynner movie: 4 wds. |
| 29% | ACHORUSLINE | 11 | 1976 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 1985 Michael Douglas movie: 3 wds. |
| 29% | CORALINE | 8 | 2002 fantasy-horror novella written by 18-Across, later made into a stop-motion movie |
| 29% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (2 wds.) |