5 3
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 87

#54

Current Rank

#41

#1

Peak Rank

#3

44

Years Ranked

43

11

Years in Top 10

6

23.3

Average Rank

28.2

45

Theatrical Releases

42

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.9 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Glenn Close and Ian McKellen form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Ian McKellen the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Glenn Close the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Glenn Close and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Ian McKellen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Glenn Close

45 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Animal Farm $5.6 Million
2025 Wake Up Dead Man $1.6 Million
2025 The Summer Book $62,996
2021 Four Good Days $837,849
2018 The Wife $9.6 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