| 100% | WICKEDWITCH | 11 | Film character with an army of winged monkeys |
| 60% | GRU | 3 | Character with an army of Minions |
| 57% | GRU | 3 | "Despicable Me" character with an army of yellow minions |
| 47% | LEIA | 4 | Film character with an iconic gold bikini |
| 45% | MCFLY | 5 | Eighties film character with an iconic orange vest, colloquially |
| 45% | BATMANRETURNS | 13 | 1992 Tim Burton movie with an army of penguins |
| 43% | YODA | 4 | Film character with the voice of Frank Oz |
| 42% | LONGJOHNS | 9 | Literary character with an eponymous chain of seafood restaurants |
| 39% | CROUCHINGTIGER | 14 | With an unseen portion of 128-Across, Oscar-winning martial arts film (2000) |
| 38% | DRACULA | 7 | Classic Lugosi character with an aversion to the ends of 17-, 29-, 48- and 61-Across |
| 38% | BTS | 3 | K-pop group with an online community of fans known as ARMY |
| 38% | BTS | 3 | K-pop band with an "Army" of fans |
| 38% | BTS | 3 | K-pop group with an "army" of followers |
| 36% | SONICTHE | 8 | With 42-Across, speedy blue title character of a 2020 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NORAH | 5 | One of two movie characters with an "infinite playlist" |
| 36% | AHAB | 4 | Character with an ivory leg |
| 36% | AVATAR | 6 | 2009 film with an upcoming "The Way of Water" sequel |
| 35% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an Oscar nomination for "May It Be" (from the first "Lord of the Rings" film) |
| 35% | DEAR | 4 | "___ Evan Hansen," musical with an eponymous film adaptation that is one of the highest-grossing Broadway musicals |
| 35% | ARNIE | 5 | Golfer with an army |
| 35% | ARNIE | 5 | Palmer with an army |
| 35% | ANT | 3 | Insect with an army |
| 35% | TEARDROPS | 9 | Remake of the 2010 film "Predators" with sad characters? |
| 35% | NEMO | 4 | Film character with a stunted right fin |
| 35% | LEIA | 4 | Film character with iconic "cinnamon bun" hair |
| 35% | SHREK | 5 | Film character with obsessive fans called "brogres" |
| 35% | NOAH | 4 | Biblical character with an ark |
| 34% | RUTHLESS | 8 | Remake of the 2019 film "Hustlers" with more cruel characters? |
| 34% | INVADED | 7 | Entered a country with an army |
| 34% | BTS | 3 | K-pop band with an ARMY |