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Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 36

#41

Current Rank

#52

#3

Peak Rank

#5

43

Years Ranked

24

6

Years in Top 10

3

28.2

Average Rank

36.4

42

Theatrical Releases

42

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300.5 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 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.

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

Ian McKellen Kristen Stewart

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

Kristen Stewart

42 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Sacramento $706,033
2025 Love Me $350,841
2024 Love Lies Bleeding $8.3 Million
2022 Crimes of the Future $2.5 Million
2021 Spencer $7.1 Million