Sandbox VR franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · Greater of 5% of Gross Sales (includes Content Revenue) or a Minimum Royalty ($1,000-$2,000 per Holodeck), paid monthly (~30 days after invoice)

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Reservation Operating Platform fee $2,000/license/year (minimum 3 licenses); Marketing Automation Platform fee $1,000/year

Other fees

Experience Fee (min. 15% of Content Revenue plus 2-7% third-party licensing surcharge); Digital Marketing Spend (min. 5% of Gross Sales/month); Non-digital Marketing Spend (min. 1% of Gross Sales/month)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$75,000 to $100,000 estimated to cover initial operating expenses, including management salaries, for 3 months of operation

Fees sourceFDD p.15 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average, median, minimum, and maximum monthly Gross Sales across all open Locations (franchised + company-owned); a separate rent/expense/EBITDA breakdown table for stores opened before 2025

Reporting period

FY2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025), monthly figures

Sample

Gross Sales table: 43 stores as of 12/31/2025 (10 franchised, 33 company-owned), with 38-43 Locations open in any given month during 2025. Financials/EBITDA table: 36 stores (3 franchised) opened before 2025.

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.59 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

3

Year-end outlets

10

Net change

+7

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

7

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.63 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

14 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$1,400,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

13 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Sandbox VR franchise cost?

standard: $1,439,616 to $2,476,698 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Sandbox VR owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average, median, minimum, and maximum monthly Gross Sales across all open Locations (franchised + company-owned); a separate rent/expense/EBITDA breakdown table for stores opened before 2025. Sample: Gross Sales table: 43 stores as of 12/31/2025 (10 franchised, 33 company-owned), with 38-43 Locations open in any given month during 2025. Financials/EBITDA table: 36 stores (3 franchised) opened before 2025.. Period: FY2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025), monthly figures.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.59 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Sandbox VR?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $1,400,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 13 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗