How much does a Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise cost?
Opening a Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise takes a total initial investment of $1,059,000 to $3,336,875, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $3,738,832 across 5 outlets.
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchises Boston’s Businesses. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $1,059,000 to $3,336,875. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction and Leasehold Improvements ($165,000 to $1,375,000), Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ($385,000 to $963,000), and Audio / Visual Systems ($100,000 to $255,000). Together they make up about 78% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $50,000, about 4.7% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Rent Expense2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $10,000 | $28,350 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Site Due Diligence2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $5,000 | $13,100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Architectural and Engineering Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $36,000 | $90,350 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Project Management2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $20,000 | $57,750 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $165,000 | $1,375,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $385,000 | $963,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Audio / | $100,000 | $255,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| POS and Computer2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $35,000 | $55,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Signage, Graphics & Artwork2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $52,000 | $131,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Liquor License2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Security and Utility Deposits and Permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,000 | $7,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Training and Opening Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $48,500 | $81,100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| On-Site Opening Assistance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Pre-Opening Marketing Assistance & Media2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $27,000 | $49,350 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Managers’ Salaries2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $49,000 | $65,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,500 | $2,625 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $8,000 | $15,750 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Additional Funds (6 months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $30,000 | $52,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-15 | $1,059,000 | $3,336,875 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-15 |
Source Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-15, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$3,738,832
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025 calendar year. Basis: Franchised Restaurants.
Sample size: 5 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $3,534,451. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Tables 1 through 3 exclude Boston’s Businesses that had not been open for more than 24 consecutive months as of December 31, 2025.
- Table 4 covers Franchised Restaurants that were not open for the full Reporting Period but were open for at least 12 months as of December 31, 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar outlets there are, and how many closed
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar ended 2025 with 20 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 4 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar opened 5 franchised outlets and 10 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 5, from 25 to 20 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 8 were terminated and 2 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 14% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 7.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
| 2024 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 52 |
Source Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 46-48, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar's estimated range is $2,197,938. It costs more to open than 93% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 14% for Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar. That is higher than 86% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar's franchised system shrank 20%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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