| 100% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 movie about a cyborg from the future that launched a franchise including a 2024 Netflix anime series: 2 wds. |
| 49% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 movie about martial arts that launched a franchise including the 2018-2025 "Cobra Kai" series: 3 wds. |
| 46% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 movie about supernatural beings that launched a franchise including the 2024 "Frozen Empire" sequel |
| 36% | COBRAKAI | 8 | Netflix series that is a sequel to the "Karate Kid" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STARWARS | 8 | 1977 movie that launched a huge sci-fi franchise: 2 wds. |
| 32% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Charlie Sheen/Patrick Swayze movie about a Russian invasion of the US: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALIENROMULUS | 12 | New sci-fi horror movie that's the seventh film in a franchise that began in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALTEREDCARBON | 13 | Netflix series, based on a cyberpunk novel, set more than 300 years in the future: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEGOOD | 7 | "___ Place," a new fantasy-comedy NBC series about a girl in the afterlife, that started premiering on September 19: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THOUSANDYEARS | 13 | "A ___," Christina Perri's 2011 hit single written for a movie from the "The Twilight" series: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DRNO | 4 | 1962 Sean Connery film that launched a franchise: 2 wds. |
| 29% | OLIVEAGAIN | 10 | Elizabeth Strout novel that features a story about the mother from 16-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | HOUSEONTHE | 10 | "Little ___ Prairie," NBC TV series about a family living on a farm in the 1870s that ran from 1974 - 1983: 3 wds. |
| 28% | STUDIOCITY | 10 | Series about a fictional soap opera that won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Drama Series in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BENJI | 5 | 1974 movie about a lovable mutt that launched a film franchise |
| 28% | DARLINGI | 8 | 2024 Tyler, the Creator hit whose title includes a term of endearment: 2 wds. |
| 28% | STARWARS | 8 | 1977 George Lucas film that launched a sci-fi franchise: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BRADYBUNCH | 10 | "The ___," ABC sitcom about a large blended family with six children that ran from 1969 - 1974: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ORANGECOUNTY | 12 | West Coast "Real Housewives" version that launched the franchise in 2006: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BOJACKHORSEMAN | 14 | Netflix animated series about a washed-up sitcom star: 2 wds. |
| 27% | EVIL | 4 | "The ___ Dead" (1981 Bruce Campbell horror movie that launched a franchise) |
| 27% | HARDMILES | 9 | 2024 film starring 15-Across and 30-Across about a difficult bicycle ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon (2 wds.) |
| 27% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 science fiction movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title cyborg: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LOVESOMEBODY | 12 | 2024 Morgan Wallen hit about the search for a meaningful relationship: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 drama starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita that led to four sequels, an animated series, and a Netflix series (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ANIMALKINGDOM | 13 | TNT series that follows a criminal family, the Codys: 2 wds. |
| 27% | KIPOANDTHEAGE | 13 | With 32-Across, animated series about a girl from beneath the Earth's surface: 4 wds. |
| 27% | NIGHTCOURT | 10 | 1984-1992 sitcom about a judge who presided over the evening shift: 2 wds. |
| 26% | CHICKENRUN | 10 | 2000 stop-motion movie about a rooster trying to help hens escape from a farm: 2 wds. |
| 26% | AFAMILYAFFAIR | 13 | 1937 Mickey Rooney movie that launched the Andy Hardy film series: 3 wds. |