5 3
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#41

Current Rank

#75

#3

Peak Rank

#2

43

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

16

28.2

Average Rank

31.7

42

Theatrical Releases

33

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Ian McKellen and Sally Field 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 Sally Field

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

Sally Field

33 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2022 Spoiler Alert $1.4 Million
2016 Hello My Name Is Doris $14.4 Million
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $202.9 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million