It was a battle of the superheroes for top Halloween costume this year, according to a survey of moviegoers conducted by Fandango.

Costumes inspired by 2012 releases

Men

1. Thor (The Avengers); 2. Iron Man (The Avengers); 3. Captain America (The Avengers); 4. Hulk (The Avengers); 5. Batman (The Dark Knight Rises); 6. James Bond (Skyfall); 7. Ted the Raunchy Teddy Bear (Ted); 8. Gandalf (The Hobbit); 9. Magic Mike (Magic Mike); 10. Wreck-It-Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph).

Women

1. Catwoman (The Dark Knight Rises); 2. Katniss (The Hunger Games); 3. Snow White (Snow White and the Huntsman); 4. Queen Ravenna (Snow White and the Huntsman); 5. Black Widow (The Avengers); 6. Red-Eyed Bella the Vampire (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2); 7. Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games); 8. Selene (Underworld: Awakening); 9. Merida (Brave); 10. Alice (Resident Evil: Retribution).

Classic costumes

Men

1. Indiana Jones; 2. Batman; 3. Dracula; 4. The Joker; 5. James Bond.

Women

1. Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz); 2. Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians); 3. Belle (Beauty and the Beast); 4. Tinkerbell (Peter Pan); 5. Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland).