| 100% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 film which is a sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" and stars Julianne Moore along with Anthony Hopkins |
| 44% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 movie that was a sequel to the 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 40% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 39% | MAVERICK | 8 | "Top Gun: ___," upcoming action drama film starring Tom Cruise which is a sequel to the 1986 movie, "Top Gun" |
| 38% | HALLOWEEN | 9 | 2018 slasher film directed by David Gordon Green starring Judy Greer which is a direct sequel to a 1978 movie of the same name |
| 38% | KIDSAREALLRIGHT | 15 | With "The," 2010 Annette Bening/Julianne Moore film ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across |
| 37% | THEFIREOFLIFE | 13 | Salman Rushdie's work, "Luka and ___," which is a sequel to "Haroun and the Sea of Stories": 4 wds. |
| 37% | HOCUS | 5 | "___ Pocus 2," 2022 film starring Sarah Jessica Parker that is a sequel to the 1993 film of the same name |
| 36% | ALIENS | 6 | 80's sci-fi thriller film starring Sigourney Weaver that is a sequel to a horror film of the same name |
| 35% | LAMBS | 5 | "The Silence of the ___," film starring Anthony Hopkins |
| 35% | MOULIN | 6 | "___ Rouge!" 2001 musical starring Nicole Kidman which is the story of a young writer and a cabaret star |
| 35% | BAA | 3 | Lamb's sound ... which must be "silenced" to make sense of the starred clues' answers |
| 35% | HOPKINS | 7 | Anthony, star of Nixon and Silence of the Lambs |
| 35% | TINKERTAILOR | 12 | "___ Soldier, Spy," a 2011 spy film starring Tom Hardy along with the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Firth: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WATER | 5 | "Avatar: The Way of ___," 2022 film starring Zoe Saldana that is a sequel to a 2009 film |
| 34% | ACROSS | 6 | "Spider-Man: ___ the Spider-Verse," 2023 film starring Shameik Moore that is a sequel to a 2018 film |
| 34% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 34% | WHERETHE | 8 | With 43-Across, an exciting place, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 34% | THEGOODTHEBAD | 13 | "___ and the Ugly," a 1996 film starring Clint Eastwood which is considered the greatest Western of all time: 4 wds. |
| 34% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 34% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 33% | CLOCKFACES | 10 | Their third hands are their second hands, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 33% | LETO | 4 | Jared ___, I'm the frontman of 30 Seconds to Mars and a film star born the day after Christmas. Who am I? |
| 33% | SILENCE | 7 | Film starring Anthony Hopkins: __ of the Lambs |
| 33% | BEATINGHEART | 12 | 2014 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Divergent": 2 wds. |
| 33% | COVENANT | 8 | Sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott, "Alien: ___," which is a sequel to "Prometheus," and released in 2017 |
| 33% | HOPKINS | 7 | Anthony ___, "The Silence of the Lambs" actor who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 for services to Drama |
| 33% | ZOOLANDER | 9 | 2001 comedy starring and directed by Ben Stiller (birthday today), which is a satire on the fashion industry |
| 32% | DISENCHANTED | 12 | 2022 film starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey that is a sequel to a 2007 film |
| 32% | LIGHT | 5 | "The Mirror and the ___," 2020 novel by Hilary Mantel which is a sequel to 44a |