Tim Story Highest-Paid Director in the World

By Carol Kearney
Washington
Last updated on May 17, 2025

Tim Story led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid directors” released on Friday.

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It's been a rough year for the director, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 55-year-old Tim Story has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid directors for 2025 with an estimated $82 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 17/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Tim Story tops annual list of highest-paid directors

In 2022 it looked like the director’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Friday (May 16) that Story is the highest-paid director in the world, pulling in an astonishing $82 million between April 2024 and April 2025, a nearly $50 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The American director has an estimated net worth of $245 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Story Burger” chain) in Washington, a Football Team (the “Los Angeles Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderstory - US), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Tim) and a fashion line called “Tim Story Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Tim fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.