4 3
Age 87

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 30

#41

Current Rank

#5

#3

Peak Rank

#3

43

Years Ranked

9

6

Years in Top 10

4

28.2

Average Rank

27.4

42

Theatrical Releases

10

Beauty and the Beast $504.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Spider-Man: No Way Home $804.8 Million

$3.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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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. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Zendaya holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

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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

Zendaya

10 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Drama $48.1 Million
2024 Challengers $50.1 Million
2024 Dune: Part Two $282.1 Million
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home $804.8 Million
2021 Dune: Part One $108.3 Million