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Ian McKellen

#22 Current Rank
Current Score 2,261

UK • Born May 25, 1939 • Age 76

Ian McKellen reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in 2004. He has been ranked for 32 years, including 6 years in the Top 10. His current ranking of No. 22 remains below his career peak of No. 3 from 2004.

Career Ranking History

Statistics

Peak Rank
#3
Peak Year
2004
Years Ranked
43
Years in Top 10
6
Years in Top 50
43
Longest Top 10 Streak
6 years

Filmography

Career Domestic Box Office

$3.4 Billion

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2015 Mr. Holmes $17.7 Million
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies $255.1 Million
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past $233.9 Million
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug $258.4 Million
2013 The Wolverine $132.6 Million
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $303.0 Million
2007 The Golden Compass $70.1 Million
2007 Stardust $38.6 Million
2006 Flushed Away $64.7 Million
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand $234.4 Million
2006 The Da Vinci Code $217.5 Million
2006 Doogal $7.4 Million
2005 Asylum $375,403
2005 Emile $5,799
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million
2003 X2: X-Men United $214.9 Million
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $339.8 Million
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $313.4 Million
2000 X-Men $157.3 Million
1998 Apt Pupil $8.9 Million
1998 Gods and Monsters $6.5 Million
1998 Swept from the Sea $397,020
1997 Bent $496,059
1996 Jack & Sarah $218,626
1995 Restoration $4.0 Million
1995 Richard III $2.7 Million
1995 Heaven's a Drag $27,455
1994 The Shadow $32.1 Million
1994 I'll Do Anything $10.4 Million
1993 Six Degrees of Separation $6.4 Million
1993 The Ballad of Little Jo $543,091
1993 Last Action Hero $50.0 Million
1989 Scandal $8.8 Million
1985 Plenty $6.1 Million
1983 The Keep $4.2 Million

Filmography notes

  • Only original theatrical releases with a domestic box office greater than $0 are included.
  • Re-releases are not added to the original domestic gross.
  • Streaming-only and direct-to-video productions are excluded.
  • Years refer to the film's first U.S. or Canada theatrical release.