Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise
A casual dining restaurant and sports bar serving pizza, pasta and other meals. At the end of 2025 there were 20 Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar locations in the US, all franchised.
- Cost to open
- $1.06M–$3.34M
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Royalty
- 5% of gross sales
- Locations, 2025
- 20−5 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- Not on the SBA Franchise Directory
From BOSTON PIZZA RESTAURANTS, LP’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise costs
Opening Single restaurant costs an estimated $1,059,000 to $3,336,875. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: BOSTON PIZZA RESTAURANTS, LP, 2026 filing, page 22
Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: BOSTON PIZZA RESTAURANTS, LP, 2026 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: BOSTON PIZZA RESTAURANTS, LP, 2026 filing, page 14
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: BOSTON PIZZA RESTAURANTS, LP, 2026 filing, page 51
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 (−4) | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 24 (+3) | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20 (−4) | 0 | 4 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: BOSTON PIZZA RESTAURANTS, LP, 2026 filing, page 53
How Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar compares
Of the 17 pizza franchises on this site, Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar is the 14th cheapest to open and the 14th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar | Typical pizza |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.06M | $547K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% |
| Closed or left per year | 14.1% | 2.7% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | −20% | −0.5% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 12 of 17 |
Typical is the median across the 17 brands in pizza franchises.
