| 100% | WARS | 4 | "Star ___" (film franchise with lightsabers) |
| 71% | GODZILLA | 8 | Film franchise with terrifying lizard beast |
| 68% | XMEN | 4 | Film franchise with "First Class" and "Apocalypse" films: Hyph. |
| 68% | ICEAGE | 6 | Film franchise with a saber-toothed tiger named Diego |
| 68% | MIB | 3 | Film franchise with a 2019 International installation, for short |
| 65% | SAW | 3 | Horror film franchise with its seventh sequel in 2017 |
| 65% | OMEN | 4 | 1970s-'80s horror film franchise, with "The" |
| 64% | SPY | 3 | "___ Kids," film franchise starring Daryl Sabara |
| 63% | HALLOWEENKILLS | 14 | Twelfth installment in the horror franchise featuring 26-Across that began with a 1978 film starring 12-Across (2 wds.) |
| 63% | SHARKNADO | 9 | Film franchise that combines extreme weather with killer fish |
| 63% | FRIDAY | 6 | "___ the 13th" (horror franchise with 12 films) |
| 62% | AVATAR | 6 | James Cameron film franchise with a blue species called the Na'vi |
| 61% | OATER | 5 | Film with lots of shooting stars? |
| 61% | TRANSFORMERS | 12 | Film franchise featuring Optimus Prime with its fourth sequel in 2017 |
| 61% | CARS | 4 | Film franchise featuring Lightning McQueen with its second sequel in 2017 |
| 61% | CARS | 4 | Film franchise featuring Lightning McQueen with sequels in 2011 and 2017 |
| 60% | THOR | 4 | Film franchise featuring Marvel's Avengers with its second sequel in 2017 |
| 59% | AGE | 3 | "Ice ___" (animated film franchise starring Ray Romano and Queen Latifah) |
| 59% | AGE | 3 | "Ice ___ " (animated film franchise starring Ray Romano and Queen Latifah) |
| 59% | FAST | 4 | "The ___ and the Furious," action film franchise starring Vin Diesel |
| 59% | TARA | 4 | With 46-Down, star of the Sharknado franchise |
| 58% | DESPICABLEME | 12 | Film franchise featuring yellow Minions with its second sequel in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 58% | SAW | 3 | Horror film franchise that shares a name with a toothy tool |
| 58% | NEMESIS | 7 | Star Trek: __, film with Tom Hardy as the villain |
| 58% | LOGAN | 5 | With 46-Across, 2017 heist film starring 1-Across |
| 58% | ASTA | 4 | 1930s film star with notable facial hair |
| 58% | VENOM | 5 | Marvel film franchise with 18-Across as Dr. Paine in 2024's "The Last Dance" sequel |
| 57% | THOR | 4 | Film franchise featuring a hammer-wielding superhero with sequels in 2013, 2017, and 2022 |
| 57% | DESPICABLEME | 12 | Film franchise featuring yellow Minions with sequels in 2013, 2017, and 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 57% | SHAFT | 5 | Ernest Tidyman detective novel that launched a film franchise starring Richard Roundtree |