| PIRATESOF | Film franchise, ...the Caribbean (7,2) |
| HELENPARR | Civilian identity of Mrs Incredible, a.k.a. Elastigirl, in the animated film franchise The Incredibles (2004-) (5,4) |
| FAST | Vin Diesel film franchise, The ... andtheFurious (4) |
| OMEN | Horror film franchise: "The _" |
| ELECTION | Third installment of the Purge franchise, The Purge: - Year (8) |
| DASH | Member of the Parr family in Disney Pixar franchise The Incredibles who can move at superhuman speed (4) |
| REAL | Reality show franchise, The_ Housewives |
| SINGER | Reality television singing competition franchise, The Masked - (6) |
| ANGRY | Animated comedy based on a video game franchise, The ___ Birds Movie (5) |
| SUBWAY | US-based franchise, the world's largest fast food chain |
| GOLDSMITH | Jerry, U.S. film composer noted for his scores for Alien and the Star Trek film franchise (9) |
| ANDYDAVIS | Owner of the titular toys in the Toy Story film franchise voiced (1995-2019) (4,5) |
| AFTERLIFE | Ghostbusters: ____, 2021 film and fourth in the comedy film franchise (9) |
| HALLOWEEN | Horror-film franchise with the murderous character Michael Myers (9) |
| DIANELANE | US actress who plays Superman's adoptive mother Martha in the DC film franchise (5,4) |
| TOMCRUISE | Hollywood A-lister who stars in the Mission Impossible film franchise (3,6) |
| INTHEDARK | Second entry in the Pink Panther film franchise, released in 1964 (1,4,2,3,4) |
| RAYSTANTZ | Character played by Dan Aykroyd in the Ghostbusters film franchise (1984-) (3,6) |
| DEATHWISH | Film franchise starring Charles Bronson (5,4) |
| FURIOUSLY | How someone in a carfocused film franchise might drive? |