| 100% | SUSANNAKAYSEN | 13 | Author of "Girl, Interrupted," a memoir adapted into a film starring Winona Ryder (2 wds.) |
| 70% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author of "Gone Girl," a novel adapted into a film starring Rosamund Pike (2 wds.) |
| 66% | SUSANNAKAYSEN | 13 | American author whose memoir "Girl, Interrupted" was adapted into a 1999 film: 2 wds. |
| 63% | PAULAHAWKINS | 12 | Author of "The Girl on the Train," a novel adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MORTALKOMBAT | 12 | Fighting video game adapted into a series of films: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BARBWIRE | 8 | Comic book series published by Comics Greatest World, which was later adapted into a film starring Pamela Anderson: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1979 novel by 47-Across adapted into a film starring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | CHERYLSTRAYED | 13 | American novelist whose memoir "Wild" was adapted into a 2014 film: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEORIENT | 9 | "Murder on ___ Express," Agatha Christie's detective novel published in 1934, which was adapted into a film starring Kenneth Branagh in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JAYASHER | 8 | Author whose book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was adapted into a Netflix show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEPRODUCERS | 12 | Mel Brooks film of 1967 adapted into a 2001 Broadway musical and 2005 movie musical: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SOLOMONNORTHUP | 14 | Author of the 1853 memoir "Twelve Years a Slave," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 45% | FEVERPITCH | 10 | 50-Across memoir adapted into a British film about soccer and an American film about baseball (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TANK | 4 | "___ Girl" (British comic book series adapted into a film starring Lori Petty and Naomi Watts) |
| 44% | MEYOURLOVE | 10 | "Bring ___," short story written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Ian Hart: 3 wds. |
| 43% | RESIDENTEVIL | 12 | Video game franchise made into a series of films starring Milla Jovovich (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SCOTT | 5 | "___ Pilgrim," series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley that was adapted into a film starring Michael Cera |
| 42% | NAUGHTYDOG | 10 | Video game company that created the "Uncharted" action-adventure game series, which has been adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas, 31-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | PETERBENCHLEY | 13 | Author of "Jaws" who cameoed as a reporter in the 1975 film adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAZERUNNER | 10 | James Dashner's dystopian novel, "The ___" which was adapted into a film directed by Wes Ball: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of her own "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 40% | SPIKELEE | 8 | Director of a 1992 film about 15-Across starring Denzel Washington: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THELIBRARIANS | 13 | New spin-off of a TNT film franchise that starred Noah Wyle: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, "The ___" which has been adapted into a film, an opera and a TV series: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WOMENTALKING | 12 | Novel by 36-Across about an isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia that was adapted by 17-Across into a film starring Frances McDormand, Claire Foy, and Rooney Mara (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GOODBYEMRCHIPS | 14 | James Hilton novella adapted into a 1969 musical film starring 19-Across and 45-Across (3 wds.) |
| 40% | RICHARDFORD | 11 | "The Sportswriter" novelist whose novel 47-Across was adapted into a film by 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 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.) |