Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2018	Sep. 27, 2018	Jun. 28, 2018	Mar. 29, 2018	Dec. 28, 2017	[2]	Sep. 28, 2017		Jun. 29, 2017		Mar. 30, 2017		Dec. 27, 2018		Dec. 28, 2017		Dec. 29, 2016
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 175,032	$ 170,599	$ 193,298	$ 168,191	$ 165,581	[1]	$ 162,375	[1]	$ 160,140	[1]	$ 165,456	[1]	$ 707,120	[3]	$ 653,552	[3]	$ 574,324	[3]
Operating income	14,653	22,413	29,107	17,016	17,822	[1]	21,863	[1]	19,169	[1]	18,453	[1]	83,189		77,307		71,473
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
Net earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.30	$ 0.56	$ 0.65	$ 0.35	$ 1.21		$ 0.39		$ 0.36		$ 0.33

[1] Amounts restated due to the adoption of ASC No. 2017-07, Compensation, Retirement Benefits, and the inclusion of cost reimbursements within Revenues.

[2] 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.

[3] Revenues include cost reimbursements of $34,285 for fiscal 2018 (Theatres - $1,292, Hotels/Resorts - $32,993); $30,838 for fiscal 2017 (Theatres - $2,140, Hotels/Resorts – $28,698); and $30,460 for fiscal 2016 (Theatres - $2,440, Hotels/Resorts - $28,020)