Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 29, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	MCS
Entity Registrant Name	MARCUS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000062234
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,296,251	8,757,039