Sandbox VR
Entertainment & Recreation · Events & Experiences
- Active units
- 10
- Avg unit volume
- $1.6M
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
Average Net Sales per store in FY25 for US stores opened before 2025 (includes corporate and 3 franchised)
of weekly Net Sales
About Sandbox VR
Step inside and experience a new reality with your friends. See, touch, and hear VR as it was meant to be. Sandbox VR â In Here, It's Possible.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Brand fund
1.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
6.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
3,900 – 6,800 sq ft
- Development Rights Agreement
$100k
- Development Rights Agreement
$10k
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations10
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings7
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate233.3%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR123.6%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio7.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$1.6M
Average Net Sales per store in FY25 for US stores opened before 2025 (includes corporate and 3 franchised)
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin38.8%
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$2.0M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open8 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate5.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio0.8×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns32.5%
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.