2 6
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 63

#41

Current Rank

#38

#3

Peak Rank

#1

43

Years Ranked

42

6

Years in Top 10

14

28.2

Average Rank

20.2

42

Theatrical Releases

59

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Ian McKellen and Johnny Depp form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Johnny Depp the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Johnny Depp, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Johnny Depp while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Johnny Depp

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