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Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#41

Current Rank

#43

#3

Peak Rank

#7

43

Years Ranked

37

6

Years in Top 10

2

28.2

Average Rank

33.3

42

Theatrical Releases

44

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Spider-Man $403.7 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Ian McKellen and Kirsten Dunst through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Ian McKellen the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Ian McKellen, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. 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

Ian McKellen Kirsten Dunst

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

Kirsten Dunst

44 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Roofman $22.7 Million
2024 Civil War $68.8 Million
2017 Woodshock $42,603
2017 The Beguiled $10.7 Million
2016 Hidden Figures $169.6 Million