Barbie, Little Mermaid Halloween Costumes Flying Off Shelves This Yea ·

16 Jul 2024, 00:00

If there's a competition for the most popular Halloween costumes, Barbie and Ariel, the "Little Mermaid" are queens of the hill this year -- and everything related to those characters is flying off shelves.

A rep for HalloweenCostumes.com tells TMZ ... those 2 themes have been knocking it out of the park for 2023, as expected with the popularity of their movies -- especially "Barbie" -- this year.

For Barbie, the company's officially licensed costumes have been selling 9x as much as they did last year ... and the site's "Barbie-Inspired" looks have also boosted 40%.

Get Dolled Up With These 'Barbie' Halloween Costumes

Gallery Launch Gallery The Best 'Barbie' Costumes Launch Gallery Getty/HalloweenCostumes.com

As for Ariel, her styles are up nearly 70% in 2023, too -- and the company is just hoping its inventory will be enough to get 'em through the spooky season!

'Little Mermaid' Halloween Costumes Making a Splash

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Believe it or not, the movies aren't the only hot topics in the world of Halloween costumes ... we're told there's been a major spike in interest for Beyoncé and Taylor Swift looks -- obviously because of their extremely popular concert tours.

Gallery Launch Gallery Rockin' Taylor Swift Costumes Launch Gallery Getty/HalloweenCostumes.com

HalloweenCostumes.com has responded to the concert craze by making costume guides for each option -- a combination of some of the site's items that, when put together, make for a pretty great look-alike.

So if you wanna spend this Halloween with a life on tour, under the sea, or in plastic ... ya better act fast!