1 7
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#41

Current Rank

#21

#3

Peak Rank

#1

43

Years Ranked

46

6

Years in Top 10

24

28.2

Average Rank

10.9

42

Theatrical Releases

60

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 4 $434.0 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.2 Billion

COMMUNITY VOTE

Who had the greater Hollywood career overall?

Cast your vote and compare your opinion with the community.

Community voting reflects visitor opinion and is independent of the Hollywood Rankings methodology.

Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Hanks while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Tom Hanks

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

Tom Hanks

60 theatrical releases • $6.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Toy Story 5 $406.8 Million
2025 The Phoenician Scheme $19.6 Million
2024 Here $12.2 Million
2023 Asteroid City $28.2 Million
2022 A Man Called Otto $64.3 Million