4 4
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 36

#41

Current Rank

#35

#3

Peak Rank

#1

43

Years Ranked

16

6

Years in Top 10

10

28.2

Average Rank

12.8

42

Theatrical Releases

24

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424.7 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 Billion

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

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. Ranking longevity favors Ian McKellen, whose advantage across ranked seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Ian McKellen the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup stays evenly split and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Jennifer Lawrence

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Jennifer Lawrence

24 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 No Hard Feelings $50.5 Million
2019 Love Antosha $50,168
2019 X-Men: Dark Phoenix $65.8 Million
2018 Red Sparrow $46.9 Million
2017 Mother $17.8 Million