1 7
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#41

Current Rank

#10

#3

Peak Rank

#1

43

Years Ranked

28

6

Years in Top 10

12

28.2

Average Rank

22.5

42

Theatrical Releases

51

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.2 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 Mark Ruffalo form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Mark Ruffalo the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Mark Ruffalo holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Mark Ruffalo, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Mark Ruffalo

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