From the big screen to trick-or-treat: Hit movies of 2024 inspire top trending Halloween costumes

Hollywood's latest hits are setting this year's Halloween costume trends. 

The CBS News data team used Google Trends' annual FrightGeist tool and box office data to see how many of this year's most popular costumes are inspired by characters from top-grossing films. From rebooted classics to fresh superhero revamps, people are dressing up as characters they've watched in theaters all year.

Data from the tool shows that the movies inspiring the top trending costume ideas aren't always the ones topping the box office. Leading the costume trend is Shrunken Head Bob from the 2024 sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," even though it ranks as the fourth highest-grossing film domestically this year.