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Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 87

#69

Current Rank

#41

#9

Peak Rank

#3

34

Years Ranked

43

1

Years in Top 10

6

45.7

Average Rank

28.2

24

Theatrical Releases

42

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.9 Billion

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At this point in the rankings, Hilary Swank versus Ian McKellen is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The category score gives Ian McKellen the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Ian McKellen the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Ian McKellen, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Ian McKellen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136

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