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Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#41

Current Rank

#57

#3

Peak Rank

#4

43

Years Ranked

35

6

Years in Top 10

5

28.2

Average Rank

27.7

42

Theatrical Releases

37

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 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 Reese Witherspoon form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Ian McKellen, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million