Witches, Animals and Batman Top Adult Halloween Costume Choices for 2015
Posted on October 16, 2015
Millions of adults will be dressing up for Halloween this year. Nearly 50 million adults had already decided on their costumes by early September. The top choices for adult costumes this year include witch costumes, animal costumes and Batman costumes according to the NRF's 2015 Halloween Consumer Top Costumes Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.
An adult Baymax inflatable costume from Disguise and a Rubie's women's Star Wars Boba Fett deluxe costume jumpsuit are pictured above. This is the 11th consecutive year witch costumes have been the number one ranking costume for adults. The top three slots were exactly the same last year. Star Wars costumes jumped into the top ten this year at #5 with the new movie on the horizon. They were #12 last year. Political costumes are also gaining popularity thanks to the debates and news about the upcoming election.
Here are the top adult Halloween costume choices for 2015:
- 1. Witch - 9.0%
- 2. Animal - 5.0%
- 3. Batman Character - 4.1%
- 4. Zombie - 3.9%
- 5. Star Wars Character - 2.9%
- 6. Pirate - 2.8%
- 7. Vampire - 2.6%
- 8. Action/Superhero - 2.2%
- 9. Doctor/Nurse - 2.1%
- 10. (tie) Slasher Movie Villain - 1.6%
- 10. (tie) Political - 1.6%
- 10. (tie) Wench/Tart/Vixen - 1.6%
- 11. (tie)Devil - 1.5%
- 11. (tie)Pop/Rock Star - 1.5%
- 12. Minion - 1.4%
- 13. (tie) Disney Character - 1.3%
- 13. (tie) Scary Costume/Mask - 1.3%
- 14. (tie) Disney Princess - 1.2%
- 14. (tie) Ghost - 1.2%
- 15. Superman - 1.2%
- Other - 49.9%