Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

How Much Does a Photo Booth Business Make?

4 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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YouTube video by Codie Sanchez (March 4, 2024) profiling Vanagram, a business that operates 1970s Volkswagen buses converted into self-contained photo booths. The speaker describes package pricing (starting at $995), estimates an average booking value (~$2,000), and performs a back-of-the-envelope annual revenue calculation for a weekend-focused, part-time operation (roughly $100k–$208k gross), noting possible operating costs (~$50k–$150k) and that the business has operated since 2015.

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Came across the coolest company that I think makes hundreds of thousands of dollars on the side. It's called Vanagram featuring Anna the Vanna. Here's how it works. You book a van o gram and on the day of your event, One of these 1970s vintage type 2 Volkswagen buses pulls up. Inside is a custom built self sufficient photo booth with this lighting and cameras. Packages start at 995 and they have four packages to choose from plus a bunch of add ons. Let's say they average around 2k per event. I'm guessing they most reliably book on the weekend. So 4k per week, times 52 weeks a year, that's 208k. So somewhere between 100, 208k for a part time weekend gig. So you might have operating costs of 50k per year, 150k a year. That estimate might be low, might be high. But at any rate, they've been going steady with this biz since 2015 and I love the fact that you can have small businesses based on your personality for something you're super passionate about and you can turn it into something profitable.