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Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 94

#41

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#3

Peak Rank

#5

43

Years Ranked

29

6

Years in Top 10

3

28.2

Average Rank

33.2

42

Theatrical Releases

30

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Jaws $260.7 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$699.7 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Ian McKellen and Roy Scheider 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. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Ian McKellen and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Roy Scheider

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

Roy Scheider

30 theatrical releases • $699.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2008 Chicago 10 $177,490
2007 If I Didn't Care $9,902
2004 The Punisher $33.8 Million
2000 Better Living $2,147
1997 The Rainmaker $45.9 Million