In the days leading up to Halloween, FandangoNOW, the premium digital streaming service from Fandango, surveyed nearly 1,500 film fans about the recent movie characters (from August 23, 2025-Octoer 31, 2018) that inspired their costumes this Halloween. And the results shouldn’t be too surprising.
The film fan survey reveals thatWonder Woman(Gal Gadot inJustice League) and Shuri (Letitia Wright inBlack Panther) topped the list for ladies, whileCaptain America(Chris Evans inAvengers: Infinity War) andBlack Panther(Chadwick Boseman fromBlack PantherandAvengers: Infinity War) were tops for the men. For team costumes, Halloween-goers will be looking to Marvel’sAvengers: Infinity War,Black PantherandDeadpool 2’s X-Force for costume ideas. The majority of these films are available for streaming and costume inspiration atFandangoNOW. Says Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis.
“It’s exciting to see so many Halloween costumes inspired by the colorful movies of the last twelve months. It’s interesting to see fan support for Marvel and DC characters at an all-time high, plus October’s most memorably wicked characters, Venom andMichael Myers, making the final cut.”
Most of the top movie-inspiredHalloween costumescome from the world of superheroes. There are only two female costumes that aren’t directly influenced by the world of Marvel and DC. Yet, they both come from the exact same movie. Rey came in at number 4, while Leia is at number 8, with both listed fromThe Last Jedi, though it’s possible that there will be quite a few different Leia’s running around Trick or Treating, with variations fromA New HopetoReturn of the Jedi.
There is only one male movie-inspired Halloween costume in this year’s top ten list that doesn’t come from the pages of a comic book, with Michael Myers sliding in all the way at the bottom. Michael Myers has been a go-to Halloween costume since the character first debuted in John Carpenter’s classic way back in 1978. So, with the slasher having the number one movie these past two weeks in a row, it’s not much of a surprise to see him included. There are noStar Warstop ten costumes for men this year, and we’re a little surprised to see thatRed Miller, from Nicolas Cage’s Mandy failed to make the list. If you’re worried about running into someone with the same costume, we got your back. Just take a look at the complete list of top 2018 movie-inspired costumes for women, men and groups. Then dress as something else.
