| 100% | JURASSIC | 8 | Lego __ World is based on movie with same title |
| 43% | DEAD | 4 | "___ Poets Society," novel by Nancy H. Kleinbaum which is based on the dark academia-themed movie of the same name |
| 41% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 39% | AVATAR | 6 | Some attractions at Animal Kingdom are based on this movie |
| 38% | TRUESTORIES | 11 | Some movies are based on them |
| 37% | TRUE | 4 | "This movie is based on a ___ story" |
| 37% | BROTHER | 7 | "Big ___," television reality franchise that is based on the Dutch show of the same name |
| 36% | TITANIC | 7 | 1997 movie with the theme song "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 36% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Words With Friends is based on it |
| 35% | JUMANJI | 7 | 1995 movie based on a board game of the same name where horrors of the jungle are released until the players finish the game |
| 35% | NOW | 3 | "The Spectacular ___," romantic comedy film which was based on a book of the same name by Tim Tharp |
| 35% | BATTLESHIP | 10 | 2012 movie based on the two-player board game of the same name where the goal is to sink all of the opponent's ships |
| 34% | HOUSE | 5 | 2018 Netflix series "The Haunting of Hill ___" which is based on Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name |
| 34% | RICH | 4 | Jon M. Chu's 2018 film "Crazy ___ Asians" which is based on a 2013 novel of the same name |
| 34% | GOLDFINGER | 10 | 1964 British spy film which is based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, starring Sean Connery |
| 34% | RUINS | 5 | "Adam ___ Everything," TV show starring Adam Conover that is based on a CollegeHumor web series of the same name |
| 34% | SWEETBITTER | 11 | American drama TV series starring Ella Purnell which is based on a novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler |
| 34% | IRONWEED | 8 | American Drama film of 1987 starring Meryl Streep which is based on William Kennedy's novel of the same name |
| 34% | OBJECTS | 7 | 2018 HBO series "Sharp ___" which stars Amy Adams and is based on Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name |
| 34% | GOAL | 4 | "Next ___ Wins," sports comedy film directed by Taika Waititi that is based on a 2014 documentary of the same name |
| 34% | AWAKENINGS | 10 | Robert De Niro's 1990 film which was based on British neurologist Oliver Sacks's memoir of the same name |
| 34% | MARIO | 5 | "Super ___ Adventures," comic collection from Nintendo Power magazine which was based on the video game franchise of the same name |
| 34% | FOUNTAINHEAD | 12 | "The ___," 1949 drama film starring Gary Cooper which was based on a novel of the same name by Ayn Rand |
| 33% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | RIPLEYSGAME | 11 | 2002 thriller drama starring Lena Headey, which is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SOMENIGHTS | 10 | #3 fun. hit with the same title as the album that 14-, 19- and 44-Across are on: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LOOSELY | 7 | How a movie might be based on a true story |
| 33% | MULAN | 5 | 1998 animated film based on a Chinese legend whose title character is voiced by Ming-Na Wen |
| 33% | CHRIS | 5 | With 32-Across, "The Lego Movie" actor who played Andy Dwyer on "Parks and Recreation" |