FunBox Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
FunBox is a recreation franchise operating giant inflatable parks, indoors and outdoors, with slides, obstacle courses, and play zones. Franchisees run the parks, managing admissions, staffing, safety, and setup.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A FunBox franchise requires a total initial investment of $647K – $1.6M, including a $75K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $452K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 13 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $647K – $1.6M
- 37th pct Recreation & …
- Avg gross sales
- $452K
- 5th pct Recreation & …
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 39th pct Recreation & …
- Units
- 30
- 36th pct Recreation & …
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Recreation & Entertainment · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Recreation & Entertainment avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $647K – $1.6M including a $75K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $452K/year (median $421K).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 59/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 13 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- TERMSNo protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- FunBox Franchise, LLC
- Parent company
- FunBox Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- Founder, President, and Managing Member
- Laurence Hallier
- Incorporated in
- NV
- HQ
- 2510 East Sunset Road, Suite 5-400, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.9M
- vs $2.9M prior year
Affiliated brands
- Giant Inflatable Systems
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Laurence Hallier
- Headquarters
- NV
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 16
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 15% below the typical recreation & entertainment franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $75K | $75K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $20K | $40K | |
| Lease and Security Deposits | $50K | $100K | |
| Licenses, Dues, Utility Deposits, Etc. | $5K | $10K | |
| Leasehold Improvements/Architect | $300K | $650K | |
| Furniture/Fixtures | $120K | $180K | |
| Signage | $10K | $40K | |
| Computer Hardware and Software, Cameras, Music and Security Systems | $30K | $40K | |
| Initial Inventory | $10K | $25K | |
| Inflatable Park Components | $150K | $200K | |
| Arcade Games and Vending | $30K | $150K | |
| Professional Fees | $5K | $10K | |
| Insurance | $10K | $30K | |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs including Travel | $20K | $40K | |
| Additional Funds - Two Months | $20K | $40K | |
| Total initial investment | $855K | $1.6M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $647K – $1.6M
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $75K – $75K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- The greater of $300 or 2% of Gross Revenue (Indoor Park o…
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $515K |
| Inventory (initial) | $10K – $25K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 55% below the recreation & entertainment norm.
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$54K
12.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
5%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
21.6 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one FunBox unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
5%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 FunBox units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$452K
on $2.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.8M
SBA $1.1M + senior + seller note
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $452K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $421K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross revenue and net income
- Sample size
- 24
- vs category median 5 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $118K→$865K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 8 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 166 Recreation & Entertainment brands
Revenue is only 0.4x the investment. This means each unit may take 5+ years to recoup the initial outlay at typical margins.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $452K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 0.4x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% (near the Recreation & Entertainment average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 8/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +480.0% over 3 years (27 opened, 0 closed).
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Recreation & Entertainment averages
How FunBox Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 30
- Opened
- 27
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 10.3%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 97%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 27
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 3
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 16 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
16
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 13
- Loan volume
- $4.9M
- Median loan
- $452K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 100.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 6
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 10.3%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 13.9%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 227
- 4.7 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 58%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 100% went to startups / new businesses, 0% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in all other amusement and recreation industries, franchised businesses charge off at 13.9% vs 16.2% for independents — franchising is associated with 14% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing FunBox franchisees
Showing 3 of 6 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into FunBox's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 6 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 8 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 3-year lending trend
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 13 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 0.0% — 100% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
FunBox presents elevated risk due to unverifiable financial claims, territorial vulnerability, uncertain franchisor stability (Going Concern status), and questionable unit growth metrics that may mask operational challenges.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $535,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations (claimed avg net income of $957,373 is unverified and extraordinarily high relative to $451,565 average revenue — mathematically implausible)
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and limits pricing power in saturated markets
- 03MINORExplosive 480% YoY unit growth (20 → 30 units) suggests either aggressive expansion before market validation or aggressive recruitment during economic uncertainty
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, which should be TRUE for a healthy franchisor — potential solvency or sustainability concerns
- 05MINORWide investment range ($647K–$1.63M, 152% spread) indicates unclear cost structure or high variability in actual startup costs
- 06MINOR8% royalty on gross revenue is owed regardless of profitability, creating cash flow pressure in startup/ramp phases
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Territory type | none |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 50,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 100 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 6 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | NV |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 7 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 27 hrs
- Training location
- Online and by telephone; franchisee location (on-site)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects; franchisor must approve
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Roller, Xola, and/or Square
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Roller, Xola, and/or Square
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a FunBox franchise?
The total investment to open a FunBox franchise ranges from $647K – $1.6M, with an initial franchise fee of $75K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do FunBox franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the FunBox FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $452K. The median is $421K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the FunBox FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the FunBox FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is FunBox's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, FunBox has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 13 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many FunBox franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, FunBox has 30 total units in the United States, including 29 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 27 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is FunBox a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates FunBox as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 59 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.