| 100% | KINGKONG | 8 | Movie monster from Skull Island who fights 52-Across in a 2021 film (2 wds.) |
| 57% | GODZILLA | 8 | Movie monster from Tokyo who fights 15-Across in a 2021 film |
| 42% | KINGKONG | 8 | Gorilla found on Skull Island in a 2017 movie remake: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNGOODMAN | 11 | "Kong: Skull Island" actor who stars in 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ERICBANA | 8 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2003 film: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2008 film: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANYATAYLORJOY | 13 | "Glass" actress who played 19-Across in a 2020 film: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 36% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | British actor who starred in the 2017 film "Kong: Skull Island": 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Kong: Skull Island" actor who plays Thor's brother Loki in "Thor: Ragnarok": 2 wds. |
| 35% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 1971 film: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 2005 film: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GWYNETHPALTROW | 14 | "Shakespeare in Love" actress who played 19-Across in a 1996 film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 movie about a group of actors who fight in a real-life war: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CHRISISAAK | 10 | "Wicked Game" singer who fought as an amateur boxer in a Police Athletic League: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Title character whom 15-Across chauffeured around in a 1989 film: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JACKIECHAN | 10 | Actor from Hong Kong who worked in Bruce Lee's movies before becoming a star: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GODZILLAVSKONG | 14 | Face-off in a 2021 monster film |
| 33% | BRIELARSON | 10 | Oscar-winning actress who stars in the 2017 movie "Kong: Skull Island": 2 wds. |
| 33% | XOLOMARIDUENA | 13 | "Parenthood" costar who plays 18-Across/42-Across in a 2023 film: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KRISTENSTEWART | 14 | "Twilight" actress who played Princess Diana in the 2021 film "Spencer": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BUTCHCASSIDY | 12 | Title character in a classic western film who asks, "Who are those guys?" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NELSONMANDELA | 13 | 1993 Nobel Peace Prize winner who fought for racial equality in 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | REXHARRISON | 11 | "My Fair Lady" actor who played Doctor Dolittle in a 1967 film: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GWYNETHPALTROW | 14 | "Shakespeare in Love" actress who plays 43-Across in a 1996 film (2 wds.) |
| 32% | REXHARRISON | 11 | "My Fair Lady" actor who played 53-Across in a 1967 film (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 1994 to 1998: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STEVEHARVEY | 11 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 1996 to 2002: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor from "Bohemian Rhapsody" who voiced a gorilla named Chee-Chee in the 2020 film "Dolittle": 2 wds. |
| 31% | LEADROLES | 9 | Main characters in a movie: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Give up in a fight: 2 wds. |