6 2
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#41

Current Rank

#48

#3

Peak Rank

#6

43

Years Ranked

46

6

Years in Top 10

2

28.2

Average Rank

29.6

42

Theatrical Releases

43

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Signs $228.0 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

The 2026 comparison presents Ian McKellen and Mel Gibson 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.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Ian McKellen's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. 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 Mel Gibson

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

Mel Gibson

43 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Monster Summer $1.2 Million
2022 Father Stu $20.9 Million
2020 Fatman $278,378
2017 Daddy's Home 2 $104.0 Million
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million