| 100% | ZOOLANDER | 9 | 2001 movie with Frat Packers Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell that's set in the modeling world |
| 55% | OLDSCHOOL | 9 | 2003 movie with Frat Packers Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell that's actually set at a fraternity: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 movie with Frat Packers Jack Black and Ben Stiller that's set in a jungle: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DODGEBALL | 9 | Sport that was in Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller film |
| 27% | INC | 3 | 2001 animated movie set in the monster world, "Monsters, ___." |
| 27% | YELLOWSTONE | 11 | First national park in the U.S. with parts in Wyoming that was featured in the movie "2012" |
| 26% | CUJO | 4 | 1983 horror movie based on a Stephen King book and featuring a rabid dog that was set largely in one location, the Trenton family home |
| 26% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 26% | ENVELOPE | 8 | Stationery item for sending letters that's still the symbol for "messages" and "mails" despite not being in popular use |
| 26% | MEAD | 4 | ___, one of the world's oldest beverages made of honey, that was produced in Europe, Asia and Africa |
| 26% | GONE | 4 | "___ with the Wind," iconic Hollywood movie that was released in 1939 |
| 25% | MARLEYANDME | 11 | Movie starring Owen Wilson that is based on the true story of writer John Grogan's dog: 3 wds. |
| 25% | WONDERLAND | 10 | Fantasy world that is the setting for Alice's adventures, and also for 34a, 45a, 5d, 33d, and 39d |
| 25% | BAZAAR | 6 | Marketplace in the Middle East and South Asia that is filled with multiple small stalls |
| 25% | ZOOLANDER | 9 | 2001 fashion comedy film starring Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell as "Mugatu" |
| 24% | AVATAR | 6 | Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington movie of 2009, set in the 22nd century, that was released in traditional and 3-D formats |
| 24% | INTERNSHIP | 10 | The —, 2013 film comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson |
| 24% | SEVENWONDERS | 12 | With 51-Across and 15-Down, group in which [see circled letters] is the only one still largely intact |
| 24% | GHOST | 5 | With 13 Across, chilis that are among the world's hottest |
| 23% | ITSAMADMADMADMADWORLD | 21 | 1963 movie with the tagline "Everybody who's ever been funny is in it!" |
| 23% | PEA | 3 | "A seed with three letters in my name. Take away two and I still sound the same. What am I?" |
| 23% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 23% | WATCH | 5 | The —, 2012 film comedy starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn |
| 23% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 23% | ALI | 3 | 2001 movie that features the Rumble in the Jungle fight |
| 23% | ELFIN | 5 | Like Will Ferrell, in the best Christmas movie |
| 22% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 thriller movie about escaping captivity that was set largely in one location, a shed that the protagonists needed to escape from |
| 22% | DUMB | 4 | In the movie, Lloyd is this and Harry is more so |
| 22% | DISK | 4 | Floppy ___, storage device that's still the symbol for "save" despite not being in popular use |
| 22% | RECEIVER | 8 | Landline telephone part that's still the symbol for "call" despite not being in popular use |