| 100% | PREMIERE | 8 | The first showing of a movie |
| 88% | PREMIERE | 8 | The glitzy first showing of a movie |
| 68% | TRAILER | 7 | Teaser of a movie shown before the main event |
| 64% | PREMIERED | 9 | Had the first showing (of), as a film |
| 63% | PREMIERE | 8 | First showing of a film |
| 63% | SNEAK | 5 | ___ preview (advance showing of a movie) |
| 62% | MATINEE | 7 | Daytime showing of a movie |
| 61% | PREMIERE | 8 | First show of movie |
| 60% | CURTAIN | 7 | *Drapes before a movie screen, which would be pulled apart at the start of the show |
| 59% | PRINCEPS | 8 | The first printing of a book |
| 59% | OUTBOUND | 8 | The first leg of a return journey |
| 58% | CLIPS | 5 | Pieces of a movie or show |
| 57% | FROGSPAWN | 9 | The first stage of a tadpole's life cycle |
| 57% | JAYLENO | 7 | Former "Tonight Show" host whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 57% | PILOT | 5 | First episode of a show |
| 56% | ONCE | 4 | The first word of a fairy tale, ___ upon a time |
| 56% | TIC | 3 | The first X of a winning X-X-X combo |
| 56% | NARRATION | 9 | Voice-over of a movie or TV show |
| 56% | END | 3 | Part of a movie where the credits roll |
| 56% | PILOT | 5 | First episode of a TV show |
| 56% | DONALD | 6 | The first name of a Disney Duck and a US president |
| 56% | STARTER | 7 | The first course of a meal, which is often a salad |
| 55% | ALAN | 4 | The first "A" of A. A. Milne |
| 55% | PILOT | 5 | First episode of a new TV show |
| 55% | SOUP | 4 | Often the first course of a meal |
| 55% | SWAM | 4 | Did the first leg of a triathlon |
| 55% | SWIM | 4 | Do the first leg of a triathlon |
| 55% | OPENS | 5 | Is the first act of a concert |
| 55% | SWAM | 4 | Did the first stage of a triathlon |
| 55% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | Movie star whose first major role was one of the guys on the sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" (2 wds.) |