| 100% | CAMELOT | 7 | Broadway musical about King Arthur based on a book by T.H. White |
| 51% | OLIVER | 6 | Broadway musical about an orphan based on a novel by Charles Dickens |
| 48% | CAMELOT | 7 | Musical based on a T. H. White novel |
| 47% | CAMELOT | 7 | Broadway musical based on the T.H. White novel "The Once and Future King" |
| 46% | CATS | 4 | 1982 Broadway musical based on a book of T.S. Eliot poems |
| 41% | WICKED | 6 | Broadway musical about the witches of Oz based on a novel by Gregory Maguire |
| 41% | SPAMALOT | 8 | 2005 Broadway musical about Arthurian legend, based on a 1975 Monty Python movie |
| 41% | CAMELOT | 7 | Broadway musical about King Arthur |
| 40% | CABARET | 7 | Broadway musical about a Berlin nightclub based on a play by John Van Druten and a novel by Christopher Isherwood |
| 40% | WAITRESS | 8 | 2016 Broadway musical about a diner employee, based on a 2007 Keri Russell movie |
| 40% | HAIRSPRAY | 9 | 2002 Broadway musical about a Baltimore teenager, based on a 1988 John Waters movie |
| 39% | CATS | 4 | 2019 film flop based on a Broadway musical based on a T. S. Eliot poetry collection |
| 39% | MEANGIRLS | 9 | 2018 Broadway musical about a high school clique, based on a 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie: 2 wds. |
| 38% | HALF | 4 | & 2D 1965 Broadway musical based on the novel Kipps by H G Wells |
| 37% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEWOODEN | 9 | & 23A 1950 war film drama starring Leo Genn based on a book by Eric Williams |
| 36% | ANNIE | 5 | 2014 movie based on a Broadway musical |
| 36% | DAY | 3 | "The Snowy ___," 2016 Christmas-themed animated short film based on a book by Ezra Jack Keats |
| 35% | UNBROKEN | 8 | 2014 film based on a book about an Olympic athlete during WWII |
| 35% | RINGOFBRIGHT | 12 | 1969 comedy-drama film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna based on a book by Gavin Maxwell |
| 35% | DEAR | 4 | "___ Evan Hansen" (upcoming film based on a Broadway musical) |
| 35% | ARGYLLE | 7 | 2024 movie based on a book by Elly Conway (which some claim is a pseudonym for Taylor Swift) |
| 35% | OLIVER | 6 | Musical based on a Charles Dickens book |
| 35% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on children's books by P.L. Travers about a magical nanny (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SIMON | 5 | "Love, ___," romantic comedy film starring Nick Robinson based on a book written by Becky Albertalli |
| 34% | OTTO | 4 | "A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film based on a book by Fredrik Backman) |
| 34% | SHERLOCK | 8 | BBC show based on a series of Arthur Conan Doyle books |
| 34% | TOUCHINGTHE | 11 | 2003 documentary film based on a 1988 book by Joe Simpson |
| 34% | RAGTIME | 7 | Broadway musical based on E.L. Doctorow's book |