| 100% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | Musical based on children's books by P.L. Travers and 1964 Disney film of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 56% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on children's books by P.L. Travers about a magical nanny (2 wds.) |
| 54% | MARY | 4 | "___ Poppins," 1964 musical fantasy film based on P. L. Travers's book series of the same name |
| 46% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THELIONKING | 11 | Musical based on Disney animated film of 1994 with music and direction by Elton John and Julie Taymor respectively: 3 wds. |
| 40% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 film starring Emile Hirsch based on a book of the same name by Jon Krakauer set in the Alaskan wilderness: 3 wds. |
| 39% | MORTALKOMBAT | 12 | 1995 American fantasy action film based on the video game of the same name, with characters like Liu Kang and Johnny Cage: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JUSTICELEAGUE | 13 | DC Comics superhero team on which the 2017 film of the same name was based: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RICHIERICH | 10 | A 1994 film based on the comics of the same name, starring Macaulay Culkin (birthday today) as the world's wealthiest kid: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TENTHOUSAND | 11 | "___ Saints," 2015 Ethan Hawke starrer drama film based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SENSEAND | 8 | "___ Sensibility," 1995 period drama film based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name starring Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OTTERSJUG | 9 | "Emmet ___-Band Christmas," a TV special based on the children's story of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THERAINMAKER | 12 | 1997 legal drama film starring Matt Damon which is based on John Grisham's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ATAFUNERAL | 10 | "Death ___," dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage based on a British film of the same name by Dean Craig: 3 wds. |
| 36% | 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. |
| 36% | MRSDALLOWAY | 11 | 1997 British drama film starring Lena Headey, which is based on Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DAVINCICODE | 11 | "The ___," 2006 thriller film based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer (birthday today): 3 wds. |
| 35% | RUNAWAYJURY | 11 | 2003 legal thriller film starring Dustin Hoffman (birthday today) and John Cusack, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Musical based on the songs of ABBA: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Starz fantasy drama based on 16-Across's 2001 novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PIED | 4 | "The ___ Piper of Hamelin," 1957 musical film based on the poem of the same name by Robert Browning |
| 34% | NOW | 3 | "The Spectacular ___," romantic comedy film which was based on a book of the same name by Tim Tharp |
| 34% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, based on an alcoholic baseball player and is also a reboot of 1976 film of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 34% | THEVAMPIRE | 10 | "Buffy ___ Slayer," supernatural drama TV series based on the 1992 film of the same name, where "slayers" battle against forces of darkness: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |