| 100% | THOR | 4 | Film franchise featuring a hammer-wielding superhero with sequels in 2013, 2017, and 2022 |
| 59% | SAW | 3 | Film franchise featuring a violent killer with sequels in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2021, and 2023 |
| 57% | DESPICABLEME | 12 | Film franchise featuring yellow Minions with sequels in 2013, 2017, and 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 54% | CARS | 4 | Film franchise featuring Lightning McQueen with sequels in 2011 and 2017 |
| 52% | TRANSFORMERS | 12 | Film franchise featuring alien robots with sequels in 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024 |
| 47% | TRANSFORMERS | 12 | Film franchise featuring Optimus Prime with its fourth sequel in 2017 |
| 47% | CARS | 4 | Film franchise featuring Lightning McQueen with its second sequel in 2017 |
| 47% | THOR | 4 | Film franchise featuring Marvel's Avengers with its second sequel in 2017 |
| 46% | DESPICABLEME | 12 | Film franchise featuring yellow Minions with its second sequel in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 39% | SAW | 3 | Horror film franchise with its seventh sequel in 2017 |
| 37% | ELSA | 4 | Queen in a 2013 film and its 2019 sequel |
| 35% | AGE | 3 | "Ice ___" (animated film franchise featuring a mammoth and a sloth) |
| 35% | PRETTYWOMAN | 11 | Film that features Julia Roberts and a necklace with 23 rubies in heart-shaped diamonds (2 wds.) |
| 34% | PRETTYWOMAN | 11 | 1990 film featuring Julia Roberts and a necklace with 23 rubies in heart-shaped diamonds (2 wds.) |
| 34% | COVENANT | 8 | Sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott, "Alien: ___," which is a sequel to "Prometheus," and released in 2017 |
| 31% | AVATAR | 6 | Hit 2009 film with a hit 2022 sequel |
| 31% | THOR | 4 | Hammer-wielding superhero in Marvel films |
| 31% | TED | 3 | Bear in a 2012 film and its 2015 sequel |
| 31% | THOR | 4 | Superhero with a hammer who appeared in the first issue of the comic book "The Avengers" |
| 31% | ICE | 3 | With 38-Across, animated film franchise featuring a mammoth named Manny |
| 31% | THEOMEN | 7 | 1976 horror film with three sequels and a 2006 remake |
| 31% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | Robin WRIGHT was her aunt in a 2017 superhero film |
| 31% | TOPGUN | 6 | 1986 Tom Cruise film with a 2022 sequel: 2 wds. |
| 31% | AVATAR | 6 | 2009 James Cameron film with a sequel due in December |
| 30% | HER | 3 | 2013 film in which a man falls in love with a virtual assistant |
| 30% | LEGO | 4 | Toy brand in a 2014 hit film and its 2019 sequel |
| 30% | THEEXPENDABLES | 14 | Film franchise about a group of elite mercenaries featuring 31-Across, Sylvester Stallone, and Dolph Lundgren (2 wds.) |
| 30% | VENOM | 5 | Marvel film franchise with 18-Across as Dr. Paine in 2024's "The Last Dance" sequel |
| 30% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |