Net Worth, Earnings & Box Office
Estimated net worth (mid)$136,277,385
Estimated net worth range$114,092,694 - $158,462,075
Estimated career tierA-List
Savings rate range18% - 25%
Total box office (Worldwide)$8,225,212,560
Total box office (Worldwide, inflation-adjusted)$12,506,557,048
Total box office (North America)$2,822,954,207
Total box office (North America, inflation-adjusted)$4,408,531,548
Career earnings (known salaries)$181,162,994
Career earnings (inflation-adjusted)$264,804,031
Films with salary data46
Filmography
| Poster | Movie | Year | Overall Score | Worldwide Box Office | Worldwide (Inflation-Adjusted) | Cast Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | The Critic | 2024 | 57.8 | $3,344,788 | $3,344,788 | $35,000 (est) |
![]() | When Men Were Men | 2022 | 62.5 | $13,027 | $13,962 | $2,101,000 (est) |
![]() | Ma Belle, My Beauty | 2021 | 56.4 | $27,744 | $32,115 | $4,283,000 (est) |
![]() | All Is True | 2019 | 62.3 | $3,019,143 | $3,703,970 | $24,000 (est) |
![]() | Cats | 2019 | 76.1 | $75,558,930 | $92,697,830 | $1,725,000 (est) |
![]() | The Cat Rescuers | 2019 | 39.6 | $31,540 | $38,694 | $2,269,000 (est) |
![]() | The Good Liar | 2019 | 81.4 | $33,856,056 | $41,535,572 | $501,000 (est) |
![]() | Are We Not Cats | 2018 | 33.6 | $5,518 | $6,894 | $2,269,000 (est) |
![]() | Beauty and the Beast | 2016 | 62.2 | $160,215 | $209,414 | $4,283,000 (est) |
![]() | An Eye for Beauty | 2015 | 56.4 | $45,513 | $60,242 | $4,283,000 (est) |
![]() | Mr. Holmes | 2015 | 79.9 | $29,355,204 | $38,855,388 | $814,000 (est) |
![]() | Sister Code | 2015 | 57.8 | $36,676 | $48,545 | $5,229,000 (est) |
![]() | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | 92.8 | $956,019,800 | $1,267,019,000 | $22,546,000 (est) |
![]() | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | 96.9 | $746,045,700 | $988,739,100 | $8,000,000 source (Ian McKellen was paid $13 million for the first two Lord of the Rings movies, paid as $6.2 million for the first...) |
![]() | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | 95.0 | $958,366,850 | $1,290,299,000 | $22,034,000 (est) |
![]() | Return | 2012 | 62.3 | $16,886 | $23,071 | $2,597,000 (est) |
![]() | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | 94.3 | $1,017,003,600 | $1,389,521,000 | $26,517,000 (est) |
![]() | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2011 | 74.6 | $818,580 | $1,141,790 | $2,597,000 (est) |
![]() | Le code a changé | 2010 | 72.2 | $15,016,366 | $21,598,506 | $5,229,000 (est) |
![]() | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | 2010 | 41.5 | $151,644 | $218,114 | $184,000 (est) |
![]() | The Golden Compass | 2007 | 86.5 | $372,234,880 | $563,290,300 | $5,153,000 (est) |
![]() | Doogal | 2006 | 59.4 | $26,711,924 | $41,565,132 | $344,000 (est) |
![]() | Flushed Away | 2006 | 88.6 | $178,281,550 | $277,415,300 | $3,445,000 (est) |
![]() | The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | 88.2 | $760,007,000 | $1,182,610,000 | $5,229,000 (est) |
![]() | X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | 91.0 | $460,435,300 | $716,461,060 | $7,861,000 (est) |
![]() | Asylum | 2005 | 46.8 | $1,644,363 | $2,641,253 | $11,000 (est) |
![]() | The Return | 2004 | 78.0 | $4,429,093 | $7,355,248 | $2,597,000 (est) |
![]() | X2: X-Men United | 2003 | 95.1 | $407,711,550 | $695,103,900 | $3,679,000 (est) |
![]() | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | 98.6 | $923,015,230 | $1,609,504,600 | $13,000,000 source (McKellen took home $13 million for his work on Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers.) |
![]() | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | 98.2 | $868,385,340 | $1,538,184,600 | $13,000,000 source (McKellen took home $13 million for his work on Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) |
![]() | X | 2000 | 60.0 | $143,355 | $261,153 | $2,101,000 (est) |
![]() | X-Men | 2000 | 94.6 | $296,339,520 | $539,847,360 | $3,000,000 source (McKellen's salary for X-Men (2000) was around $3-4 million according to Celebrity Net Worth...) |
![]() | Apt Pupil | 1998 | 61.9 | $8,863,193 | $17,057,568 | $1,006,000 (est) |
![]() | Gods and Monsters | 1998 | 62.4 | $6,451,628 | $12,416,415 | $814,000 (est) |
![]() | Swept from the Sea | 1998 | 30.9 | $397,020 | $764,081 | $2,000 (est) |
![]() | Bent | 1997 | 43.6 | $496,059 | $969,556 | $2,000 (est) |
![]() | Cold Comfort Farm | 1996 | 41.6 | $5,682,429 | $11,361,236 | $14,000 (est) |
![]() | Jack & Sarah | 1996 | 34.9 | $218,626 | $437,113 | $1,000 (est) |
![]() | Restoration | 1995 | 42.7 | $4,005,941 | $8,245,824 | $326,000 (est) |
![]() | Richard III | 1995 | 49.4 | $2,684,904 | $5,526,604 | $270,000 (est) |
![]() | The Shadow | 1994 | 68.5 | $32,063,436 | $67,869,770 | $936,000 (est) |
![]() | Six Degrees of Separation | 1993 | 56.1 | $6,405,918 | $13,906,827 | $279,000 (est) |
![]() | The Ballad of Little Jo | 1993 | 25.4 | $543,091 | $1,179,015 | $97,000 (est) |
![]() | Scandal | 1989 | 52.4 | $8,800,000 | $22,262,580 | $156,000 (est) |
![]() | Plenty | 1985 | 32.4 | $6,148,000 | $17,924,048 | $172,000 (est) |
![]() | The Keep | 1983 | 42.3 | $4,219,430 | $13,289,510 | $148,000 (est) |
Basic Facts

NameIan McKellen
Date of birthN/A
Films in database46
Tooltips
- Ian McKellen was paid $13 million for the first two Lord of the Rings movies, paid as $6.2 million for the first...
- McKellen took home $13 million for his work on Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- McKellen took home $13 million for his work on Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers.
- McKellen's salary for X-Men (2000) was around $3-4 million according to Celebrity Net Worth...
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