Franchise opportunities compared
Mad Science vs Musicologie
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Mad Science and Musicologie disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Mad Science: 5, Musicologie: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Mad Science | MMusicologie |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $127,050 – $185,859 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $190,081 – $386,513 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $60,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $8.00 Royalty fee rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | $7.00 Royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $5.00 National marketing fund maximum rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | $2.00 Brand fund fee rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 13 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +7 Calculated: 6 at end of 2023 → 13 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (57 franchisees) — revenue and other measures $84,000 other Franchisee low gross revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 Franchised (21 franchisees) — other measures $491,000 other one territory franchisee population · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62 Franchised (7 franchisees) — other measures $743,000 other two territories franchisee population · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63 +2 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $944,307 other Studio A actual gross sales 2024 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.