| 100% | INTHEHEIGHTS | 12 | 2021 movie musical based on the stage musical by 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 56% | TICKTICKBOOM | 12 | 2021 movie musical directed by 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 49% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 47% | NEXTGOALWINS | 12 | 2023 movie about the American Samoa soccer team, directed by 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 45% | KISSMEMORE | 10 | 2021 song by 14-Across that interpolates the chorus from Olivia Newton-John's "Physical": 3 wds. |
| 44% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical whose songs' lyrics were written by the same composing team as 16-Across: 3 wds. |
| 43% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | Musical based on children's books by P.L. Travers and 1964 Disney film of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MEMOIR | 6 | Kind of book, written by 14-/18-Across in 1853 after being rescued, on which the movie is based |
| 43% | THEPHANTOMOF | 12 | Musical based on a French novel, "___ the Opera" is the longest-running show on Broadway: 3 wds. |
| 42% | INTHEHEIGHTS | 12 | New movie based on a Tony-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda musical: 3 wds. |
| 42% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 American biographical survival film based on the travels of Christopher McCandless across North America, starring Emile Hirsch: 3 wds. |
| 42% | AANDE | 5 | Original network for the series based on the 18-Across novels by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 42% | MARLEYANDME | 11 | Movie starring Owen Wilson that is based on the true story of writer John Grogan's dog: 3 wds. |
| 42% | DONOTDISTURB | 12 | 2021 thriller by 32-Across about a woman on the run after committing a crime (3 wds.) |
| 41% | THEWALKINGDEAD | 14 | Dystopian horror TV series that depicts the post-apocalyptic horror and is based on a comic series by Robert Kirkman: 3 wds. |
| 41% | THELIONKING | 11 | Musical based on Disney animated film of 1994 with music and direction by Elton John and Julie Taymor respectively: 3 wds. |
| 41% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Jack Kerouac's most loved novel based on his travels with his friends across the United States: 3 wds. |
| 41% | OUTOFAFRICA | 11 | 1985 romantic drama starring 12-Across and based on a book written by 41-Across: 3 wds. |
| 41% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | 1953 Kathryn Grayson movie based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew": 3 wds. |
| 41% | THEWIZARDOFOZ | 13 | 1939 fantasy movie that's based on the same books as 18-Across: 4 wds. |
| 40% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | 2008 film based on the superhero Batman whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard: 3 wds. |
| 40% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Musical based on the songs of ABBA: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SHUTITDOWN | 10 | Hit single by Pitbull, featuring Akon, the music video for which is based on intelligence agents and criminal activities : 3 wds. |
| 40% | PRAYFORME | 9 | 2018 Top 10 hit song by 50-Across and Kendrick Lamar on the "Black Panther" movie soundtrack (3 wds.) |
| 40% | HALF | 4 | & 2D 1965 Broadway musical based on the novel Kipps by H G Wells |
| 40% | BADMONKEY | 9 | 2024 Apple TV+ series starring Michelle Monaghan, 15-Across, and 26-Across based on the 2013 novel by 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MYFAIRLADY | 10 | Musical based on George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion": 3 wds. |
| 40% | MOVINOUT | 8 | Jukebox musical based on the hits of Billy Joel: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AMERICANIDIOT | 13 | Jukebox musical based on the hits of Green Day: 2 wds. |