The Joker was named the hottest male Halloween costume inspired by 2008 movies, and the House Bunny took the top spot among female costumes in an online survey this month by Fandango. The Joker was made infamous by the late Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the character in The Dark Knight.  Batman played by Christian Bale came in second among Hollywood-inspired male costumes, and Robert Downey Jr.’s roles in Iron Man and Tropic Thunder (Kirk Lazarus) occupied the third and fourth spots, followed by Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in fifth.

For the ladies’ costumes, Kristen Stewart as Bella in the upcoming movie Twilight took second place and Angelina Jolie’s character, Fox, in Wanted was third. Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, was fourth and Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical was fifth. 

The winners for couple or group costumes: The women of Sex and the City were ranked number one, followed by the Joker and Batman in second.  The teenagers of Twilight came in third, with the High School Musical kids trailing behind in fourth.  Finally, Iron Man/Tony Stark and his assistant Pepper Potts came in fifth. 

The survey was taken by 3,000 movie patrons who voted online at Fandango.com, where you can find the complete list of winners.

—Jessica Delli Santi