
Leading brands to inspire top costume choices this Halloween.

For the 11th year in a row, princess costumes will once again top the children’s costume list with an estimated 3.2 million tiny tots looking to dress the part. Another 2 million will celebrate as their favorite Disney
Frozen
character, while more than 1.8 million children plan to don a
Star Wars
costume and 1 million will select a
Minions
outfit.
Also for the 11th year in a row, witch costumes have topped the list for adults, with more than 4.3 million adults selecting this standard.
Star Wars
characters ranked fifth for adults this year after tying for 12th last year–1.4 million adults will channel Han Solo, Princess Leia, Yoda or another
Star Wars
character this Halloween. Animal characters (2.4 million),
Batman
characters (2 million) and zombie (1.9 million) round out the top five adult costumes.
“As we’ve seen
About one in 10 Halloween celebrants (12.9 percent) plan to dress their furry friends in costumes this year, and most (10.6 percent) will choose a pumpkin for the pet. Additionally, several pet owners will opt to put their four-legged friend in a
Star Wars
(8th on the list) or
Minions
costume (11th).
Top Adult Costumes | Top Children’s Costumes | Top Pet Costumes
|
---|---|---|
1. Witch | 1. Princess | 1. Pumpkin |
2. Animal | 2. Batman character | 2. Hot Dog |
3. Batman character | 3. Action/superhero
| 3. Batman character |
4. Zombie | 4. Animal | 4. Devil |
5. Star Wars character | 5. Disney’s Frozen character | 5. Bumble bee |
6. Pirate | 6. Star Wars character | 6. Dog |
7. Vampire | 7. Zombie | 7. Cat |
8. Action/superhero | 8. Witch | 8. Star Wars character |
9. Doctor/nurse | 9. Pumpkin | 9. Bowties/bandanas/fancy collar 9. Shark |
10.Slasher movie character (T) Wench/tart/vixen (T) Political figure | 10. Minions character | 10. Princess |
11. Minions character |
| 11. Minions character |
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