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Ian McKellen

Jennifer Lawrence

Head-to-Head Comparison

Ian McKellen

5 : 3

Jennifer Lawrence

#29

Current Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

31

Years Ranked

4

6

Years in Top 10

2

6 years

Longest Top 10 Streak

2 years

31

Years in Top 50

4

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424.7 Million

$3.4 Billion

Career Domestic Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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Career Ranking History

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Filmography Comparison

Ian McKellen

34 theatrical releases • $3.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies $255.1 Million
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past $233.9 Million
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug $258.4 Million
2013 The Wolverine $132.6 Million
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $303.0 Million
2007 The Golden Compass $70.1 Million
2007 Stardust $38.6 Million
2006 Flushed Away $64.7 Million
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand $234.4 Million
2006 The Da Vinci Code $217.5 Million
2006 Doogal $7.4 Million
2005 Asylum $375,403
2005 Emile $5,799
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million
2003 X2: X-Men United $214.9 Million
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $339.8 Million
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $313.4 Million
2000 X-Men $157.3 Million
1998 Apt Pupil $8.9 Million
1998 Gods and Monsters $6.5 Million
1998 Swept from the Sea $397,020
1997 Bent $496,059
1996 Jack & Sarah $218,626
1995 Restoration $4.0 Million
1995 Richard III $2.7 Million
1995 Heaven's a Drag $27,455
1994 The Shadow $32.1 Million
1994 I'll Do Anything $10.4 Million
1993 Six Degrees of Separation $6.4 Million
1993 The Ballad of Little Jo $543,091
1993 Last Action Hero $50.0 Million
1989 Scandal $8.8 Million
1985 Plenty $6.1 Million
1983 The Keep $4.2 Million

Jennifer Lawrence

13 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 $337.1 Million
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past $233.9 Million
2013 American Hustle $150.1 Million
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424.7 Million
2012 The Silver Linings Playbook $132.1 Million
2012 House at the End of the Street $31.6 Million
2012 The Hunger Games $408.0 Million
2011 X-Men: First Class $146.4 Million
2011 Like Crazy $3.4 Million
2011 The Beaver $970,816
2010 Winter's Bone $6.5 Million
2009 The Burning Plain $200,730
2008 Garden Party $21,886