3 5
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

#41

Current Rank

#23

#3

Peak Rank

#1

43

Years Ranked

34

6

Years in Top 10

14

28.2

Average Rank

15.1

42

Theatrical Releases

29

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 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.

As of the selected ranking year, Ian McKellen and Leonardo DiCaprio form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Leonardo DiCaprio 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Leonardo DiCaprio, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Leonardo DiCaprio

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