| 100% | WEST | 4 | With 7- and 5-Across, 2021 film remake of a classic 1957 musical |
| 45% | DUMBO | 5 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney film starring an elephant, Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, 15-Across, and 32-Across |
| 39% | DUMBO | 5 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney animated film |
| 39% | ALADDIN | 7 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney animated film |
| 39% | WESTSIDE | 8 | 2021 Spielberg remake of a 1961 classic, __ Story |
| 38% | THELIONKING | 11 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney animated film (3 wds.) |
| 38% | TRUEGRIT | 8 | 2010 Coen brothers remake of a classic John Wayne film (2 wds.) |
| 38% | THEODD | 6 | With 33-Across, CBS remake of a classic sitcom about mismatched roommates: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 36% | STARTINGPOINT | 13 | Remake of the 1996 film "Trainspotting" with a new beginning? |
| 36% | UNITEDARTISTS | 13 | Classic film company ... or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across? |
| 35% | POLTERGEIST | 11 | Classic 1982 horror film with a 2015 remake |
| 35% | BUTDOCTOR | 9 | With 14 and 19 Across, punchline of a joke about a clown |
| 34% | EASY | 4 | WIth 7-Across, a piece of cake |
| 34% | THEOMEN | 7 | 1976 horror film with three sequels and a 2006 remake |
| 34% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | Type of flower and a 1990s film with ensemble cast |
| 34% | LIGHT | 5 | With 7-Across, color of a dollar bill |
| 33% | WRINKLEINTIME | 13 | With "A," classic science fantasy novel, and a feature of the theme answers |
| 33% | UNCLEVANYA | 10 | 1963 film of a Chekhov classic with Laurence Olivier |
| 33% | NEW | 3 | With 7-Across and 5-Down, time to make resolutions |
| 33% | HES | 3 | "___ All That" (2021 remake of a 1999 film) |
| 33% | GATSBY | 6 | The Great __, DiCaprio's remake of a classic |
| 33% | ODD | 3 | "The ___ Couple" (2015 remake of a classic sitcom) |
| 33% | GRIT | 4 | "True ___" (Coen brothers remake of a classic western) |
| 33% | FROSTNIXON | 10 | Play and film about a 1977 series of interviews with a former president |
| 32% | WHITE | 5 | With 7-Across, building on the back of a $20 bill |
| 32% | ATA | 3 | "One Day ___ Time" (Netflix remake of a classic sitcom) |
| 32% | BLUEORIGIN | 10 | Company with a July 2021 launch ... and a feature of the starred clues' answers? |
| 32% | LEWTON | 6 | Val —, Yalta-born producer of films I Walked with a Zombie and Cat People |