| 100% | ACTOR | 5 | Member of the cast of a movie or play |
| 64% | SCRIPT | 6 | The written text of a play or movie |
| 57% | EXTRA | 5 | Member of the crowd, in a movie scene |
| 56% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 56% | PLAYBILL | 8 | Brochure announcing the cast of a play |
| 55% | RENT | 4 | 1996 Best Musical Tony winner made into a 2005 movie starring six of the eight original Broadway cast members |
| 54% | SCENE | 5 | Section of a play or a movie |
| 53% | SPECTATOR | 9 | In a play, a member of the audience |
| 52% | NEMESIS | 7 | Archenemy, or the subtitle of a 2002 "Star Trek" movie |
| 50% | LONE | 4 | Movie where Johnny Depp played the role of a Native American named Tonto, "The ___ Ranger" |
| 50% | BANE | 4 | "Boon or a ___" (also the name of Batman's nemesis played by Tom Hardy) |
| 50% | THE | 3 | "___ End," a message at the end of movies or cartoons |
| 49% | ACTOR | 5 | Member of the cast |
| 49% | LARAINENEWMAN | 13 | Female member of the first "Saturday Night Live" cast, known for playing Connie Conehead: 2 wds. |
| 48% | YOUVEGOTMAIL | 12 | 1998 movie where Tom Hanks played the owner of a bookstore chain called Fox Books: 3 wds. |
| 48% | THING | 5 | "That ___ You Do!" movie in which Tom Hanks plays the manager of a one-hit-wonder band |
| 48% | PHALANX | 7 | Any of the bones of a finger or toe |
| 47% | OUTS | 4 | The double of a baseball double play |
| 47% | PRINCE | 6 | The son of a sovereign or king |
| 47% | TEXTURE | 7 | The feel of a surface or substance |
| 47% | ACADEMIA | 8 | The interests of a university or college |
| 47% | REVERSE | 7 | The back of a coin or banknote |
| 47% | CHIEFTAIN | 9 | The leader of a clan or tribe |
| 47% | PILEI | 5 | The cap of a mushroom or toadstool |
| 47% | NARRATOR | 8 | The storyteller of a book or film |
| 47% | BASICS | 6 | The fundamentals of a subject or issue |
| 47% | SCENARIO | 8 | A written outline of a movie or novel |
| 47% | BRANDING | 8 | The promoting of a product or a company |
| 47% | STORYLINE | 9 | The plot of a book or a film |
| 47% | TAGLINE | 7 | The point of a joke or humorous story |