Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas vs Pop's Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas vs Pop's including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Pop's Franchise
Investment $1,250,000 - $2,000,000$577,200 - $1,228,000
Franchise Fee $75,000$25,000
Royalty Fee 5%3%
Advertising Fee 0.8%-
Year Founded 19971980
Year Franchised 20032019
Term Of Agreement 10 years +10-
Term Of Agreement 10 years +10-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Pop's Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Pop's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
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Training & Support

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Pop's Franchise
Training Austin, TX Four weeks

On-site Two weeks

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Support --
Marketing Co-Op Advertising

National Advertising

Regional Advertising

Ad Slicks, Brochures, Coupons/rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails Additional Services: Grand Opening, In-house Marketing, Marketing Research, Newsletter, Online Extranet, Press Releases Other Marketing Support: Pre-Show Media

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Operations Average Number of Employees: 7 Full-time, 60 Part-time-

Expansion Plans

 
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Franchise
Pop's Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas

We want to share the quality experience of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema with people nationwide. 
We have world-wide recognition as a leader in the cinema/dining concept.
We strive for excellence in quality, service, sound quality and film presentation.
We have received excellent reviews in national and international publications because
of the experience we create with our no-talking policy and our pre-show philosophy.
We have become a household name with hard-core movie fans for our unique events.
We are looking for partners experienced in the hospitality business.

About Pop's

"Pops

Pop’s Beef & Sausage has assembled an experience support team to take Pop’s to the next level by offering a compressive training program and ongoing support to each individual franchise location. Our support team is made up of highly qualified team members with expertise in Operations, Marketing, Franchising, Human Resources, Accounting, Design, Information Technology, and Training.
Pop's Beef has been servicing the Chicagoland area since 1980 and is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality products and customer service.

Veteran Incentives  20% off franchise fee