| 100% | BARBWIRE | 8 | Comic book series published by Comics Greatest World, which was later adapted into a film starring Pamela Anderson: 2 wds. |
| 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.) |
| 42% | 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. |
| 42% | OFTHEDAY | 8 | "The Remains ___," 1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (birthday today) for which he won the Booker Prize and which was also adapted into a film: 3 wds. |
| 41% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, "The ___" which has been adapted into a film, an opera and a TV series: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MAZERUNNER | 10 | James Dashner's dystopian novel, "The ___" which was adapted into a film directed by Wes Ball: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MEYOURLOVE | 10 | "Bring ___," short story written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Ian Hart: 3 wds. |
| 39% | THEHUNGERGAMES | 14 | Dystopian sci-fi adventure film series starring Jennifer Lawrence which has been adapted from a trilogy by Suzanne Collins: 3 wds. |
| 38% | THEDRY | 6 | Novel by Australian author Jane Harper that was adapted into a movie starring Eric Bana: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEACH | 5 | Alex Garland's much-loved travel themed novel "The ___," which was also adapted into a film by Danny Boyle starring Leonardo DiCaprio |
| 38% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1979 novel by 47-Across adapted into a film starring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DEADLYCLASS | 11 | 2019 TV series developed by Rick Remender and Miles Orion which is based on a comic book series by Image Comics: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Victor Hugo's novel which was also adapted into a movie starring Anne Hathaway and has a sentence with 823 words: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SCOTT | 5 | "___ Pilgrim," series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley that was adapted into a film starring Michael Cera |
| 37% | TWILIGHT | 8 | 2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert Pattinson |
| 37% | APAINTEDHOUSE | 13 | Novel by John Grisham which was made into a television film starring Scott Glenn in 2003: 3 wds. |
| 36% | TANK | 4 | "___ Girl" (British comic book series adapted into a film starring Lori Petty and Naomi Watts) |
| 36% | 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.) |
| 36% | RICHARDFORD | 11 | "The Sportswriter" novelist whose novel 47-Across was adapted into a film by 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FANTASTICFOUR | 13 | Comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring Reed, Ben, Susan, Johnny as superheroes: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEMIDDLEMAN | 12 | 2008 TV series developed by Javier Grillo-Marxuach which is based on a series by Viper Comics: 2 wds. |
| 35% | VERONICAROTH | 12 | YA novelist whose "Divergent" book series was adapted into movies starring Shailene Woodley: 2 wds. |
| 35% | STEPHENIEMEYER | 14 | YA novelist whose "Twilight" book series was adapted into movies starring Kristen Stewart: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FACTOTUM | 8 | Second novel written by Charles Bukowski which was adapted into a film starring Marisa Tomei |
| 35% | WYNONNAEARP | 11 | 2016 TV series developed by Emily Andras which is based on the comic book series by Beau Smith: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JRRTOLKIEN | 10 | Author of "The Lord of the Rings" which was later adapted into a movie: 4 wds. |
| 35% | FOODREVOLUTION | 14 | "Jamie Oliver's ___," a 2010-11 TV series starring the celeb chef, which was co-produced by Ryan Seacrest: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EARTHS | 6 | "Crisis on Infinite ___," comic book maxiseries published by DC Comics and which is set in a shared universe |
| 34% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |