Ian McKellen
#170 Actor▼4766 filmsPeak 95.8
66 films · $11.3B lifetime box office
$11.3B
Box Office
49.41▼
Score
66
Movies
0/2
Oscars
8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Film
4.1
Cats
Lowest
Frequent Collaborators
Top co-stars, plus a director with real repeat history (3+ films)
Top 5 Box Office Hits
1
Beauty and the Beast
$1.3B
2
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
$1.1B
3
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
$1.0B
4
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
$958.4M
5
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
$956.0M
Chart
Ian McKellen's box office skyline
Every bar is that film's own poster, scaled to its worldwide gross — 10 films, no gaps.
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Ian McKellenRatings
TMDB rating for every film
Career Zoom · Full career (1983–2025)
6.4
1
The Christophers
2025
5.8
2
The Critic
2024
6.7
3
Hamlet
2024
5.4
4
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021
7.0
5
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
4.1
6
Cats
2019
6.7
7
The Good Liar
2019
6.1
8
All Is True
2018
8.1
9
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018
6.4
10
Animal Crackers
2018
7.0
11
Beauty and the Beast
2017
7.5
12
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016
6.5
13
Mr. Holmes
2015
7.3
14
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
7.5
15
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
3.0
16
Miss in Her Teens
2014
7.6
17
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
6.4
18
The Wolverine
2013
7.4
19
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
7.5
20
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2012
6.1
21
The Golden Compass
2007
7.3
22
Stardust
2007
6.3
23
Flushed Away
2006
6.4
24
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
6.7
25
The Da Vinci Code
2006
4.9
26
Doogal
2006
6.4
27
Neverwas
2005
6.0
28
Asylum
2005
5.4
29
The Magic Roundabout
2005
4.5
30
Eighteen
2005
2.0
31
My First Time
2004
7.0
32
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
8.5
33
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
7.0
34
X2
2003
6.2
35
Emile
2003
8.4
36
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
8.4
37
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
7.0
38
X-Men
2000
6.6
39
Apt Pupil
1998
6.9
40
Gods and Monsters
1998
6.4
41
Swept from the Sea
1998
6.9
42
Bent
1997
3.0
43
Surviving Friendly Fire
1997
6.8
44
Richard III
1995
6.1
45
Restoration
1995
6.7
46
Jack & Sarah
1995
6.8
47
Cold Comfort Farm
1995
2.6
48
To Die For
1994
6.1
49
The Shadow
1994
2.7
50
Camp Christmas
1993
6.4
51
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
6.0
52
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
6.5
53
Last Action Hero
1993
7.3
54
Othello
1990
6.0
55
Scandal
1989
6.0
56
Zina
1985
5.7
57
Plenty
1985
5.6
58
The Keep
1983
5.0
59
Priest of Love
1981
8.0
60
Dying Day
1980
8.0
61
Hedda Gabler
1972
8.0
62
Hamlet
1970
7.0
63
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
9.0
64
The Promise
1969
4.7
65
Alfred the Great
1969
6.6
66
A Touch of Love
1969