| ZOESALDANA | Only actress in three of the five all-time highest grossing movies, as of 2021 |
| ELIO | The most recent Pixar movie (as of this puzzle) |
| AVATAR | 2009 sci-fi movie set on the world of Pandora, the all-time highest grossing film (6) |
| ENT | Specialist in three of the five senses, for short |
| TERESA | ___ Wright, only actress to receive three Oscar nominations for her first three films |
| BALL | Item used in three of the Big Four sports but not hockey |
| SPIELBERG | Steven ___ director of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| ARK | Raiders of the Lost ___ 1981 adventure film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| FUTURE | Back to the ___ 1985 science fiction film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| MARVEL | Studio with two of the top five highest-grossing films of all time |
| GUN | Top ___ 1986 action film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| BEVERLY | ___ Hills Cop 1984 action comedy film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| ZHIVAGO | "Doctor ___," one of the ten highest-grossing films of all time when adjusted for inflation |
| BRUCEWILLIS | Actor who starred in the "Die Hard" movies, as well as the blockbuster revealed in the circled entries |
| THEAVENGERS | Franchise that includes three top-10 highest-grossing films of all time |
| PORNO | Either of two of the top 11 highest-grossing films of 1973, per Variety |
| DAVINCI | Artist of both the painting with world's highest known sale price and the painting with world's highest insurance value, as of 2021 |
| SALDANA | Performer who appeared in the three highest-grossing films to date |
| M3GAN | The name of the sentient robot in a 2023 horror movie, as stylized in the title |
| GULLYBOY | 2020 movie which won 13 Filmfare awards, the most in history (as of 2021); it is based on the life of a Mumbai rapper (5,3) |
