Crunch Fitness franchise: what it costs
Opening a Crunch Fitness franchise health club costs $2,147,500 to $5,367,000, based on its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
Crunch Fitness franchise cost, item by item
- Total cost of opening
- From $2,147,500 up to $5,367,000 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $35,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- 5% of gross sales each month Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- 2% of gross sales each month Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $2,848,462 a year, the median across 111 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Locations at the end of 2025
- Franchise owners ran 481, the company 5 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Crunch Franchising, LLC filed the 2026 Crunch Fitness Franchise Disclosure Document at the Minnesota Department of Commerce; it is dated April 29, 2026, and it supplies each figure above. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Crunch Fitness FDD: sales and earnings
In Item 19, the FDD section where a brand may report what its locations sell or earn, Crunch Fitness gives its figures. The figure to focus on is $2,848,462 in median yearly revenue. The 111 clubs behind it form the middle third among 331 franchised locations, every one open throughout 2025. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you rely on any number, see our guide on reading an Item 19.
Crunch Fitness beside other gym franchises
Among the gym franchises covered on this site, Crunch Fitness has the highest opening cost.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| F45 Training | $362K to $858K | $60,000 | 7% (at least $2,500 a month) |
| Anytime Fitness | $539K to $905K | $42,500 | $842 a month |
| Orangetheory Fitness | $765K to $1.1M | $59,950 | 8% |
| Planet Fitness | $1.28M to $5.39M | $40,000 | 7% of dues |
| Crunch Fitness | $2.15M to $5.37M | $35,000 | 5% |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. A royalty is what you keep paying the brand after opening, either a share of sales or a fixed amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 5 brands includes sales or earnings figures in its FDD (pick a brand to view them). All of these FDD filings went to the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
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The number of Crunch Fitness locations
At the end of 2025, the United States had 486 Crunch Fitness locations, with franchise owners running 99% of them (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Crunch Fitness FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Crunch Fitness FDD and franchise agreement with you.