4 4
Age 71

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 87

#44

Current Rank

#41

#9

Peak Rank

#3

44

Years Ranked

43

1

Years in Top 10

6

25.1

Average Rank

28.2

78

Theatrical Releases

42

The Sixth Sense $293.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

$4.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.9 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Bruce Willis and Ian McKellen form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Ian McKellen, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Ian McKellen holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Bruce Willis Ian McKellen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Bruce Willis

78 theatrical releases • $4.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Motherless Brooklyn $9.3 Million
2019 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $105.8 Million
2019 Glass $111.0 Million
2018 Death Wish $34.0 Million
2016 Split $138.3 Million

Ian McKellen

42 theatrical releases • $3.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Christophers $1.8 Million
2024 The Critic $449,020
2019 Cats $27.2 Million
2019 The Good Liar $17.2 Million
2019 All Is True $1.2 Million