2 6
Age 43

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 87

#40

Current Rank

#41

#10

Peak Rank

#3

18

Years Ranked

43

2

Years in Top 10

6

39.2

Average Rank

28.2

20

Theatrical Releases

42

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $532.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

$873.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.9 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Ian McKellen the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Ian McKellen the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Ian McKellen while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Felicity Jones Ian McKellen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Felicity Jones

20 theatrical releases • $873.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 100 Nights of Hero $324,768
2024 The Brutalist $16.3 Million
2018 On the Basis of Sex $24.6 Million
2017 Collide $2.3 Million
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $532.2 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