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Age 84

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 87

#27

Current Rank

#41

#1

Peak Rank

#3

47

Years Ranked

43

17

Years in Top 10

6

19.5

Average Rank

28.2

54

Theatrical Releases

42

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens $936.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

$5.3 Billion

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. The category score gives Harrison Ford the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Harrison Ford's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Harrison Ford and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Harrison Ford Ian McKellen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Harrison Ford

54 theatrical releases • $5.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Captain America: Brave New World $200.5 Million
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny $174.5 Million
2020 The Call of the Wild $62.3 Million
2019 Pets 2 $159.0 Million
2017 Blade Runner 2049 $92.1 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