Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2018	Sep. 27, 2018	Jun. 28, 2018	Mar. 29, 2018	Dec. 28, 2017	[1]	Sep. 28, 2017	Jun. 29, 2017	Mar. 30, 2017	Dec. 27, 2018	Dec. 28, 2017	Dec. 29, 2016
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation	$ 8,720	$ 16,231	$ 18,619	$ 9,821	$ 34,441		$ 10,978	$ 10,124	$ 9,453	$ 53,391	$ 64,996	$ 37,902
Denominator:
Denominator for basic EPS										28,105	27,789	27,551
Effect of dilutive employee stock options										608	614	406
Denominator for diluted EPS										28,713	28,403	27,957
Common Stock [Member]
Net earnings per share - Basic:
Common Stock										$ 1.96	$ 2.42	$ 1.41
Net earnings per share- Diluted:
Common Stock										1.86	2.29	1.36
Common Class B [Member]
Net earnings per share - Basic:
Common Stock										1.75	2.17	1.28
Net earnings per share- Diluted:
Common Stock										$ 1.72	$ 2.13	$ 1.27

[1] The Company recorded a one-time income tax adjustment of $21,240 during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 related to the future lower federal tax rate resulting from the December 2017 signing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.