| 100% | THEROAD | 7 | 2006 Cormac McCarthy novel, later made into a Viggo Mortensen film: 2 wds. |
| 55% | THEHOURS | 8 | 1998 Michael Cunningham novel, later made into a Nicole Kidman film: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MIAMIVICE | 9 | 1980s cop show made into a 2006 film starring Colin Farrell: 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEATEAM | 8 | 1980s action show made into a 2010 film starring Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GHOSTWORLD | 10 | 1993-1997 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, later made into a Terry Zwigoff movie: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROAD | 4 | "The ___," 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2009 survival film |
| 40% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SAFEHAVEN | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough (2 wds.) |
| 40% | THECHOICE | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer (2 wds.) |
| 40% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams (2 wds.) |
| 40% | IRONWEED | 8 | 1983 William Kennedy novel, later made into a Jack Nicholson film |
| 40% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | Novel by 44-Across made into a film directed by Martin Scorsese (2 wds.) |
| 39% | THEDUKES | 8 | With 47-Across, 1980s action-comedy show made into a 2005 film starring Johnny Knoxville: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TORTILLAFLAT | 12 | Novel by 32-Across made into a 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MORTALKOMBAT | 12 | Video game franchise made into a 1995 film starring Linden Ashby (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AHISTORYOF | 10 | With 47-Across, 1997 graphic novel by John Wagner, later made into a David Cronenberg film: 3 wds. |
| 37% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Author of the 2001 novel "Mystic River" that was made into a 2003 Sean Penn film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LIVEBYNIGHT | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Ben Affleck and Elle Fanning (3 wds.) |
| 37% | THEBESTOFME | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan (4 wds.) |
| 37% | STREETFIGHTER | 13 | Video game franchise made into a 1994 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DAVINCI | 7 | "The ___ Code," 2003 novel by Dan Brown that was made into a film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GONEBABYGONE | 12 | Novel by 44-Across made into a film directed by Ben Affleck (3 wds.) |
| 36% | DREAMGIRLS | 10 | Hit 1981 Broadway musical made into a 2006 film |
| 35% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | 2003 18-Across novel about a mental hospital that was made into a 2010 Leonardo DiCaprio film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 34% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 34% | EMMA | 4 | 1816 novel made into a 1996 film |
| 34% | PRIDEANDPREJUDIEDIE | 19 | 1813 novel made into a 2005 film |
| 34% | RESIDENTEVIL | 12 | Video game franchise made into a series of films starring Milla Jovovich (2 wds.) |