| 100% | AIRPLANE | 8 | Film whose sequel is subtitled "The Sequel" |
| 95% | AIRPLANE | 8 | 1980 parody film whose sequel was subtitled "The Sequel" |
| 90% | GREMLINS | 8 | 1984 comedy horror film whose sequel was subtitled "The New Batch" |
| 84% | SHAZAM | 6 | Zachary Levi superhero film whose 2023 sequel is subtitled "Fury of the Gods" |
| 82% | SPEED | 5 | 1994 action film whose sequel was subtitled "Cruise Control" |
| 78% | SISTERACT | 9 | Movie whose sequel was subtitled "Back in the Habit" |
| 73% | THOR | 4 | 2011 movie whose sequel was subtitled "The Dark World" |
| 70% | ICEAGE | 6 | Movie whose first sequel was subtitled “The Meltdown” |
| 70% | SHARKNADO | 9 | 2013 made-for-TV disaster spoof whose sequel was subtitled "The Second One" |
| 64% | ROGUEONE | 8 | 2016 film whose climax is on the planet Scarif |
| 63% | TOPGUN | 6 | 1986 film whose sequel is a 2023 Best Picture nominee |
| 63% | AVATAR | 6 | 2009 film whose sequel is a 2023 Best Picture nominee |
| 62% | DRNO | 4 | Film whose casting is the subject of the quote |
| 62% | HOMEALONE | 9 | 1990 comedy whose sequel was subtitled "Lost in New York": 2 wds. |
| 61% | TRON | 4 | 1982 movie whose 2010 sequel was subtitled "Legacy" |
| 60% | THOR | 4 | Marvel superhero whose 2022 sequel is subtitled "Love and Thunder" |
| 56% | TRON | 4 | Sci-fi franchise whose upcoming third film is subtitled "Ares" |
| 56% | ABBA | 4 | Group whose songs are heard in the "Mamma Mia!" films |
| 55% | MIB | 3 | Sci-fi film series whose 2019 installment is subtitled "International," familiarly |
| 55% | AVATAR | 6 | James Cameron film with an upcoming sequel subtitled The Way of Water |
| 54% | CSLEWIS | 7 | *Deceased writer whose work was the basis for a hit 2005 film |
| 54% | REBECCA | 7 | Alfred Hitchcock film whose title character is dead before the story begins |
| 54% | FELLINI | 7 | Film director from whose work the word "paparazzi" is derived |
| 54% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 54% | TALLADEGA | 9 | & 10A 2006 film comedy subtitled The Ballad of Ricky Bobby starring Will Ferrell |
| 53% | LEOPARD | 7 | "The ___," 1963 film whose music was composed by Nino Rota |
| 53% | RINGO | 5 | Johnny —, American outlaw whose life was the basis of the 1950 film The Gunfighter |
| 53% | JACKIE | 6 | 2016 film starring Natalie Portman as the title First Lady whose husband is assassinated |
| 53% | FOLIEADEUX | 10 | Subtitle of the 2024 sequel to the 2019 film "Joker" (3 wds.) |