Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 Class B Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 28, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	MARCUS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000062234
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	MCS
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,731,786	18,662,326