6 2
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#41

Current Rank

#4

#3

Peak Rank

#4

43

Years Ranked

24

6

Years in Top 10

1

28.2

Average Rank

39.9

42

Theatrical Releases

16

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Black Panther $700.1 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Ian McKellen and Michael B. Jordan form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Michael B. Jordan holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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 Michael B. Jordan

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