| 100% | TRANSFORMERS | 12 | 2007 movie that 2018's "Bumblebee" was a prequel to |
| 62% | DESPICABLEME | 12 | 2010 movie that 2015's "Minions" was a prequel to: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ROSEMARYSBABY | 13 | 1968 movie that 2024's "Apartment 7A" was a prequel to: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ARTFILM | 7 | Movie that's not expected to be a blockbuster |
| 53% | ARTFILM | 7 | Movie that's not likely to be shown in a multiplex |
| 46% | HAIRSPRAY | 9 | 1988 John Waters movie that was remade into a 2007 movie musical |
| 44% | INTOTHENIGHT | 12 | 2007 Santana hit that would be apt to play during a 46-Across |
| 44% | CORN | 4 | Kerneled veggie that is popped to make a popular movie snack |
| 44% | STAGEADAPTATION | 15 | Movie that's been turned into a play, say |
| 44% | INC | 3 | "Monsters ___," Pixar's hit movie where monsters work to collect screams, and something that would be perfect for a movie night |
| 43% | INC | 3 | "Monsters ___," Pixar's hit movie where monsters work to collect screams, and something that would be perfect for a Halloween movie night |
| 43% | HOBBIT | 6 | "The ___," book that is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" series |
| 42% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 movie that Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” is a sequel to |
| 42% | ELM | 3 | Street that may be nightmarish, according to a horror movie? |
| 42% | THEDEATHCURE | 12 | Second sequel to 32-Across, which is being turned into a 2018 movie: 3 wds. |
| 42% | STELLAMARIS | 11 | 2022 prequel to "The Passenger" that is the first novel by 34-Across to feature a female protagonist (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 41% | SKULLISLAND | 11 | "Kong: ___," 2017 movie which is a prequel to "Godzilla vs. Kong": 2 wds. |
| 41% | LOVESTORY | 9 | Buttoned garment that's central to a 1970 movie? |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's good to be had |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be eaten |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be picked |
| 41% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's ready to be plucked |
| 40% | ALARM | 5 | Item that may be connected to a car's ignition |
| 40% | PEN | 3 | Object that might be chained to a bank's counter |
| 40% | CLUBREMIX | 9 | *Song that's been modified to have a dance beat |
| 40% | THEEVENINGSTAR | 14 | 1996 movie that was a sequel to the 1983 Best Picture winner "Terms of Endearment": 3 wds. |
| 40% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 movie that was a sequel to the 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 39% | STET | 4 | Editor's instruction to disregard a change that was previously marked |
| 39% | MARIA | 5 | She's a problem that needs to be solved, in song |