Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 25, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2011 Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 25, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	MCS
Entity Registrant Name	MARCUS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000062234
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,404,444	8,833,317