4 4
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#41

Current Rank

#63

#3

Peak Rank

#1

43

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

11

28.2

Average Rank

28.8

42

Theatrical Releases

80

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Enchanted $127.8 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.7 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 Susan Sarandon through the ranking data available at that point in time. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Ian McKellen's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Ian McKellen the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Susan Sarandon

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

Susan Sarandon

80 theatrical releases • $1.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 The Fabulous Four $2.9 Million
2024 The Gutter $17,750
2023 Blue Beetle $72.5 Million
2023 Maybe I Do $1.3 Million
2020 The Jesus Rolls $18,169