810 Entertainment Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a 810 Entertainment franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
810 Entertainment discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Total Revenue and per-sq-ft data for company-owned and franchise outlets 2023-2025. Only outlets open full year included. Small sample sizes; franchise data sparse early years.
What a 810 Entertainment franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $2,941,500 – $4,967,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty + 1% national ad + 2% local ad + optional $30k sales reservation fee annual. Deferral required in Maryland pending franchisor completion of preopening obligations.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
810 Entertainment system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 11 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero terminations, transfers, or closures in 3-year period. Very young system (1 franchise in 2023).
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is 810 Entertainment worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $2,941,500 | pricier than 94% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a 810 Entertainment
The franchisor's framing: Total Revenue and per-sq-ft data for company-owned and franchise outlets 2023-2025. Only o… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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810 Entertainment franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a 810 Entertainment franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $2,941,500–$4,967,000, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do 810 Entertainment franchise owners make?
- Total Revenue and per-sq-ft data for company-owned and franchise outlets 2023-2025. Only outlets open full year included. Small sample sizes; franchise data sparse early years. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the 810 Entertainment franchise fees?
- 810 Entertainment's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% royalty + 1% national ad + 2% local ad + optional $30k sales reservation fee annual. Deferral required in Maryland pending franchisor completion of preopening obligations.
- What is the 810 Entertainment franchise profit margin?
- 810 Entertainment does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Total Revenue and per-sq-ft data for company-owned and franchise outlets 2023-2025. Only outlets open full year included. Small sample sizes; franchise data sparse early years. Recurring fees alone take about 8% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the 810 Entertainment franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations, transfers, or closures in 3-year period. Very young system (1 franchise in 2023).
- How many 810 Entertainment locations are there?
- 810 Entertainment's FDD reports 11 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does 810 Entertainment have complaints or lawsuits?
- 810 Entertainment discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a 810 Entertainment franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. 810 Entertainment scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with 810 Entertainment or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.