Unaudited Transition Period Comparative Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended											7 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 28, 2017	[1]	Sep. 28, 2017	Jun. 29, 2017	Mar. 30, 2017	Dec. 29, 2016	Sep. 29, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Nov. 26, 2015	Aug. 27, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 25, 2014	Dec. 28, 2017	Dec. 29, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	May 28, 2015
REVENUES:
Theatre admissions													$ 104,606	$ 85,608	$ 227,091	$ 186,768	$ 176,251	$ 157,254
Rooms													70,093	69,897	106,876	105,167	109,857	109,660
Theatre concessions													69,206	52,872	148,989	120,975	115,081	98,746
Food and beverage													44,590	41,456	70,627	67,551	71,028	67,174
Other revenues													35,772	30,807	69,131	63,403	59,477	55,233
Total revenues	$ 59,401	$ 158,167		$ 153,818	$ 152,775	$ 157,954	$ 138,747	$ 144,695	$ 134,978	$ 125,444	$ 115,676	$ 149,190	324,267	280,640	622,714	543,864	531,694	488,067
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Theatre operations													91,747	73,081	197,270	160,729	153,612	134,946
Rooms													24,933	25,104	40,286	40,213	42,408	42,579
Theatre concessions													19,958	14,711	43,634	32,407	32,279	27,032
Food and beverage													34,656	32,425	59,375	55,526	57,769	55,215
Advertising and marketing													14,842	16,178	23,960	21,582	23,929	25,265
Administrative													36,392	29,029	68,666	63,620	60,610	53,247
Depreciation and amortization													23,815	22,145	51,719	41,832	40,032	38,361
Rent													5,040	5,009	11,869	8,384	8,622	8,591
Property taxes													8,630	8,756	18,815	16,257	14,876	15,001
Other operating expenses													19,582	19,911	31,525	33,360	33,615	34,268
Impairment charge													0	0	0	0	2,919	2,919
Total costs and expenses													279,595	246,349	547,119	473,910	470,671	437,424
OPERATING INCOME	8,042	17,394		21,435	18,741	18,025	15,664	24,683	18,261	11,346	10,664	25,966	44,672	34,291	75,595	69,954	61,023	50,643
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Investment income														58			209
Interest expense													(5,933)	(5,824)	(12,100)	(9,176)	(10,035)	(9,926)
Loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets													(490)	(719)	3,981	(844)	(1,233)	(1,463)
Equity losses from unconsolidated joint ventures, net													(36)	(63)	46	301	(160)	(186)
Nonoperating Income Total													(6,444)	(6,548)	(7,485)	(9,421)	(11,219)	(11,323)
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES													38,228	27,743	68,110	60,533	49,804	39,320
INCOME TAXES													14,785	11,043	3,625	22,994	19,415	15,678
NET EARNINGS													23,443	16,700	64,485	37,539	30,389	23,642
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS													(122)	(82)	(511)	(363)	(393)	(353)
NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MARCUS CORPORATION	$ 3,969	$ 34,441		$ 10,978	$ 10,124	$ 9,453	$ 8,742	$ 14,372	$ 9,336	$ 5,452	$ 4,945	$ 14,651	$ 23,565	$ 16,782	$ 64,996	$ 37,902	$ 30,782	$ 23,995
Common Stock [Member]
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
Common Stock													$ 0.88	$ 0.63	$ 2.42	$ 1.41	$ 1.15	$ 0.9
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
Common Stock													0.84	0.61	2.29	1.36	1.1	0.87
Class B Common Stock [Member]
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
Common Stock													0.8	0.57	2.17	1.28	1.04	0.82
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
Common Stock													$ 0.79	$ 0.57	$ 2.13	$ 1.27	$ 1.03	$ 0.81

[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.