Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	May. 28, 2015	Aug. 05, 2015	Nov. 27, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	MARCUS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000062234
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 295,306,432
Trading Symbol	MCS
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,877,849
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,710,972