| 100% | LIU | 3 | Simu ____, first Asian actor to star in a Marvel movie |
| 57% | SIMULIU | 7 | First Asian actor to play a Marvel superhero |
| 48% | AHN | 3 | Philip ___, first Asian-American film actor to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 45% | SHAKINA | 7 | First trans person to star in a US network sitcom: Nayfack of "Connecting" |
| 41% | AWKWAFINA | 9 | First Asian-American woman to win a Golden Globe for lead actress in a film |
| 41% | AHN | 3 | Philip __, first Asian-American film actor with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star |
| 40% | TOBEY | 5 | Actor Maguire who was the first to play Spider-Man in movies |
| 40% | EBERT | 5 | First movie critic to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 39% | ACT | 3 | Star in a movie, say |
| 38% | CAMEO | 5 | Stan Lee appearance in a Marvel movie, e.g. |
| 38% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | British actor who stars in the new movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 38% | PARE | 4 | Actor Michael ___, once a chef in NYC, who starred as Cody in 2008's "Road to Hell" |
| 38% | JACKIECHAN | 10 | Actor from Hong Kong who worked in Bruce Lee's movies before becoming a star: 2 wds. |
| 38% | FISHHEAD | 8 | Ingredient in some Asian soup, or, literally, what each answer to a starred clue has |
| 37% | TEN | 3 | Number of rings obtained by Shang-Chi, in a Marvel movie |
| 37% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | Group in a 1999 movie whose first rule of membership is not to talk about it: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RATES | 5 | Gives stars in a movie review, say |
| 37% | SCARECROW | 9 | 1973 movie starring Al Pacino about two men who travel to start a business in Pittsburgh |
| 37% | REGULARS | 8 | Main actors in a continuing series, as opposed to the show's guest stars |
| 37% | DEBUT | 5 | First appearance, as of an actor in a movie |
| 37% | LEADING | 7 | __ man, the biggest male star in a movie |
| 36% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 John Belushi movie, and a hint to the first three or four letters of the starred answers |
| 36% | ASTROS | 6 | First baseball team to play in a dome |
| 36% | ROLE | 4 | Actor's part in a movie |
| 35% | DEBUT | 5 | First appearance, as a new actor in a movie, say |
| 35% | ANGELA | 6 | Bassett who was the first person to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in a Marvel movie |
| 35% | SUNGLASSLENS | 12 | Something in a movie star's frame? |
| 35% | DIRECTING | 9 | Guiding of actors to produce a movie |
| 35% | SIMULIU | 7 | Kim's Convenience actor who went on to star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 35% | SIR | 3 | "To ___, With Love" (1967 movie starring Sidney Poitier as a teacher in London) |