Did you know the global Halloween market was valued at 4.7 billion dollars in 2024 — with North America accounting for approximately 40% of that revenue? Dressing up is a beloved annual tradition, changing drastically throughout the decades, reflecting popular (and unpopular!) characters, ideas, and more.
Growing up, were any of these part of your memories?
2024
- Beetlejuice Characters
- Inside Out 2 Emotions Characters
- Superheroes
- Taylor Swift
2023
- Barbie
- Super Mario Characters
- Wednesday Addams
2022
- Encanto Characters
- Spider-Man
- Squid Game
2021
- The Mandalorian’s Grogu (Baby Yoda)
- Black Widow
- Among Us Crewmates
2020
- Animal Crossing Characters
- Harley Quinn
- Classic Monsters
2019
- Toy Story 4 Characters
- Frozen Characters
- Superheroes
2018
- Black Panther Characters
- Incredibles 2 Family Characters
- Dinosaurs
2017
- Wonder Woman
- Despicable Me 3 Minions
- Star Wars Characters
2016
- Pokemon Go Characters
- Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn
- Classic Witches & Zombies
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Characters
- Minions Movie Characters
- Superheroes
2014
- Frozen Characters
- Guardians of the Galaxy Characters
- Ninja Turtles
2013
- Despicable Me Minions
- Monsters University Characters
- Superheroes
2012
- The Avengers Characters
- Brave Merida
- The Dark Knight Rises Batman
2011
- Harry Potter Characters
- Transformers
- Angry Birds
2010
- Toy Story 3 Characters
- Avatar Na’vi
- Iron Man
2009
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Harry Potter Characters
- Twilight Characters
2008
- The Dark Knight Characters
- High School Musical Characters
- Iron Man
2007
- Transformers Characters
- Pirates of the Caribbean Characters
- Hannah Montana
2006
- Pirates of the Caribbean Characters
- Superman
- Cars Characters
2005
- Star Wars Characters
- Batman
- Fantastic Four Characters
2004
- Spider-Man
- The Incredibles Family
- SpongeBob SquarePants
2003
- Pirates of the Caribbean Characters
- The Lord of the Rings Characters
- Finding Nemo Characters
2002
- Spider-Man
- Harry Potter Characters
- Star Wars Characters
2001
- Harry Potter Characters
- Shrek Characters
- Lord of the Rings Characters
2000
- X-Men Characters
- Harry Potter Characters
- Classic Monsters
1999
- Star Wars Characters (The Phantom Menace)
- The Matrix Characters
- SpongeBob SquarePants
1998
- Rugrats Characters
- Power Rangers
- A Bug’s Life Characters
1997
- Hercules Characters
- Batman & Robin
- Men in Black Characters
1996
- Space Jam Characters
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame Characters
- Toy Story Characters
1995
- Toy Story Characters
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Pocahontas Characters
1994
- The Lion King Characters
- The Mask
- The Flintstones
1993
- Jurassic Park Characters
- Aladdin Characters
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1992
- Batman Returns Characters (Batman, Catwoman, Penguin)
- Beauty & the Beast Characters
- X-Men Characters
1991
- Terminator 2 Characters
- The Addams Family
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Characters
1990
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Simpsons Characters
- Edward Scissorhands
1989
- Batman (Michael Keaton’s Batman)
- The Little Mermaid Characters
- Ghostbusters
1988
- Beetlejuice
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit Characters
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
- Masters of the Universe (He-Man, Skeletor)
- Star Wars Characters
- The Care Bears
1986
- Ghostbusters
- Transformers Characters
- G.I. Joe Characters
1985
- Back to the Future Characters
- Rainbow Brite
- She-Ra & He-Man Characters
1984
- Ghostbusters
- Gremlins
- The Terminator
1983
- Return of the Jedi Characters (Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Ewoks)
- He-Man & the Masters of the Universe
- Care Bears
1982
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Tron Characters
- Smurfs
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Characters (Indiana Jones)
- The Fox & the Hound Characters
- Pac-Man & Ms. Pac-Man
1980
- Star Wars Characters (The Empire Strikes Back)
- The Blues Brothers
- Classic Superheroes (Superman, Wonder Woman)
1979
- Alien Characters (Xenomorphs)
- Muppet Show Characters
- Buck Rogers
1978
- Grease Characters (Danny, Sandy)
- Superman (Christopher Reeve’s Version)
- Classic Monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein)
1977
- Star Wars Characters (A New Hope)
- Charlie’s Angels
- Wonder Woman
1976
- Rocky Balboa
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Bionic Woman
1975
- Jaws Characters (Shark, Quint)
- Planet of the Apes Characters
- The Pink Panther
1974
- The Godfather Characters
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Characters
- Scooby-Doo Characters
1973
- The Exorcist (Regan)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Characters
- The Brady Bunch Characters
1972
The Lorax Characters
Classic Disney Characters (Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck)
Gilligan’s Island Characters
1971
- Willy Wonka Characters
- Classic Superheroes (Batman, Superman, Spider-Man)
- The Addams Family
1970
- Scooby-Doo Characters
- Sesame Street Characters
- Flintstones Characters
1969
- Scooby-Doo Characters
- The Beatles
- Space Astronauts (Inspired by Apollo 11 Moon Landing)
1968
- Planet of the Apes Characters
- Batman & Robin (Adam West TV Series)
- The Monkees
1967
- The Jungle Book Characters
- Star Trek Characters
- The Pink Panther
1966
- Batman & Robin (Adam West TV Series)
- The Green Hornet
- Bewitched Characters
1965
- The Sound of Music Characters
- Thunderbirds (Marionette TV Series)
- Classic Disney Characters (Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck)
1964
- The Addams Family
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV Special)
- Mary Poppins Characters
1963
- The Flintstones Characters
- The Jetsons Characters
- Classic Monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy)
1962
- James Bond Characters
- Rock Hudson & Doris Day Movie Characters
- Zorro
1961
- The Alvin Show Characters (Alvin & the Chipmunks)
- 101 Dalmatians Characters
- Peter Pan
1960
- The Lone Ranger
- Popeye & Olive Oyl
- Davy Crockett
