CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 28, 2017	Dec. 29, 2016	May 28, 2015
REVENUES:
Theatre admissions	$ 104,606	$ 227,091	$ 186,768	$ 157,254
Rooms	70,093	106,876	105,167	109,660
Theatre concessions	69,206	148,989	120,975	98,746
Food and beverage	44,590	70,627	67,551	67,174
Other revenues	35,772	69,131	63,403	55,233
Total revenues	324,267	622,714	543,864	488,067
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Theatre operations	91,747	197,270	160,729	134,946
Rooms	24,933	40,286	40,213	42,579
Theatre concessions	19,958	43,634	32,407	27,032
Food and beverage	34,656	59,375	55,526	55,215
Advertising and marketing	14,842	23,960	21,582	25,265
Administrative	36,392	68,666	63,620	53,247
Depreciation and amortization	23,815	51,719	41,832	38,361
Rent (Note 10)	5,040	11,869	8,384	8,591
Property taxes	8,630	18,815	16,257	15,001
Other operating expenses	19,582	31,525	33,360	34,268
Impairment charge (Note 2)	0	0	0	2,919
Total costs and expenses	279,595	547,119	473,910	437,424
OPERATING INCOME	44,672	75,595	69,954	50,643
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Investment income	15	588	298	252
Interest expense	(5,933)	(12,100)	(9,176)	(9,926)
Gain (loss) on disposition of property, equipment and other assets	(490)	3,981	(844)	(1,463)
Equity earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures, net (Note 11)	(36)	46	301	(186)
Nonoperating Income (Expense), Total	(6,444)	(7,485)	(9,421)	(11,323)
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	38,228	68,110	60,533	39,320
INCOME TAXES (NOTE 9)	14,785	3,625	22,994	15,678
NET EARNINGS	23,443	64,485	37,539	23,642
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	(122)	(511)	(363)	(353)
NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MARCUS CORPORATION	$ 23,565	$ 64,996	$ 37,902	$ 23,995
Common Stock [Member]
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
Common Stock	$ 0.88	$ 2.42	$ 1.41	$ 0.9
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
Common Stock	0.84	2.29	1.36	0.87
Common Class B [Member]
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
Common Stock	0.8	2.17	1.28	0.82
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
Common Stock	$ 0.79	$ 2.13	$ 1.27	$ 0.81