5 3
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 55

#41

Current Rank

#31

#3

Peak Rank

#4

43

Years Ranked

31

6

Years in Top 10

8

28.2

Average Rank

30.1

42

Theatrical Releases

30

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.8 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 Ian McKellen 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 Jeremy Renner's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Ian McKellen without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Jeremy Renner

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

Jeremy Renner

30 theatrical releases • $3.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Wake Up Dead Man $1.6 Million
2019 Arctic Dogs $5.8 Million
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2018 Tag $54.7 Million
2017 The House $25.6 Million