3 5
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#41

Current Rank

#9

#3

Peak Rank

#2

43

Years Ranked

34

6

Years in Top 10

19

28.2

Average Rank

12.9

42

Theatrical Releases

35

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Ian McKellen and Will Smith form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Will Smith holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ian McKellen Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million