CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 29, 2016	May 28, 2015	May 29, 2014
REVENUES:
Theatre admissions	$ 104,606	$ 186,768	$ 157,254	$ 146,039
Rooms	70,093	105,167	109,660	105,483
Theatre concessions	69,206	120,975	98,746	84,062
Food and beverage	44,590	67,551	67,174	58,826
Other revenues	35,772	63,403	55,233	53,529
Total revenues	324,267	543,864	488,067	447,939
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Theatre operations	91,747	160,729	134,946	127,531
Rooms	24,933	40,213	42,579	40,834
Theatre concessions	19,958	32,407	27,032	23,335
Food and beverage	34,656	55,526	55,215	46,250
Advertising and marketing	14,842	21,582	25,265	25,160
Administrative	36,392	63,620	53,247	46,642
Depreciation and amortization	23,815	41,832	38,361	33,354
Rent (Note 10)	5,040	8,384	8,591	8,522
Property taxes	8,630	16,257	15,001	14,637
Other operating expenses	19,582	33,360	34,268	32,801
Impairment charge (Note 2)	0	0	2,919	0
Total costs and expenses	279,595	473,910	437,424	399,066
OPERATING INCOME	44,672	69,954	50,643	48,873
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Investment income	15	298	252	630
Interest expense	(5,933)	(9,176)	(9,926)	(10,551)
Loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets	(490)	(844)	(1,463)	(993)
Equity earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures, net (Note 11)	(36)	301	(186)	(250)
Nonoperating Income (Expense), Total	(6,444)	(9,421)	(11,323)	(11,164)
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	38,228	60,533	39,320	37,709
INCOME TAXES (Note 9)	14,785	22,994	15,678	16,810
NET EARNINGS	23,443	37,539	23,642	20,899
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	(122)	(363)	(353)	(4,102)
NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MARCUS CORPORATION	$ 23,565	$ 37,902	$ 23,995	$ 25,001
Common Stock [Member]
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
Common Stock	$ 0.88	$ 1.41	$ 0.9	$ 0.95
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
Common Stock	0.84	1.36	0.87	0.92
Common Class B [Member]
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
Common Stock	0.8	1.28	0.82	0.86
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
Common Stock	$ 0.79	$ 1.27	$ 0.81	$ 0.86