Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2019	Feb. 17, 2020	Jun. 27, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 26, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	MARCUS CORP
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 703,219,990
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Central Index Key	0000062234
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-26
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	MCS
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,023,221
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,925,504