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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 26, 2024
Dec. 28, 2023
Dec. 29, 2022
Dec. 30, 2021
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
Year
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1)
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2)
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO Named Executive Officers(3)
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO Named Executive Officers(2)
Value of initial fixed $100 investment based on:    Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to The Marcus Corporation
Adjusted EBITDA(5)
Total Shareholder Return (4)
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return (4)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
2025$4,840,339 $311,764 $1,463,788 $691,147 $121.98 $173.51 $12,691 $99,268 
20247,192,998 10,825,289 1,645,932 2,213,182 167.75 197.25 (7,787)102,407 
20234,784,595 3,836,963 1,270,937 1,103,044 111.37 105.35 14,794 108,723 
20223,519,294 2,860,630 1,134,366 1,004,068 106.35 68.23 (11,972)85,074 
20213,834,147 4,721,255 1,585,182 1,762,217 133.16 107.44 (43,293)35,080 
        
Company Selected Measure Name Adjusted EBITDA        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of total compensation reported for Mr. Marcus, who served as our PEO in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, for each corresponding fiscal year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Refer to “Summary Compensation Table” for more information.The dollar amount reported represents the average of the amount of total compensation reported for our company’s NEOs as a group, excluding our PEO, in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. The NEOs included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable fiscal year are as follows; (a) for 2021, Stephen H. Marcus, Douglas A. Neis, Thomas F. Kissinger and Rolando B. Rodriguez; (b) for 2022, Stephen H. Marcus, Chad M. Paris, Thomas F. Kissinger, Douglas A. Neis and Rolando B. Rodriguez; (c) for 2023, Stephen H. Marcus, Chad M. Paris, Thomas F. Kissinger, Mark A. Gramz and Michael R. Evans; and (d) for 2024 and 2025, Chad M. Paris, Thomas F. Kissinger, Mark A. Gramz and Michael R. Evans. Mr. Neis retired from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Paris was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective May 15, 2022. Mr. Rodriguez retired from his position as Executive Vice President, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marcus Theatres and Mr. Gramz was appointed President of Marcus Theatres effective October 1, 2022. Mr. Stephen H. Marcus retired from his position as Chairman effective May 23, 2023. Messrs. Gramz and Evans were appointed executive officers on May 31, 2023.        
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) is determined based on the value of an initial fixed investment of $100 and that all distributions or dividends were reinvested on a quarterly basis. The Composite Peer Group is comprised of the Dow Jones U.S. Hotels Index (weighted 35%) and Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (weighted 65%).        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 4,840,339 $ 7,192,998 $ 4,784,595 $ 3,519,294 $ 3,834,147
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 311,764 10,825,289 3,836,963 2,860,630 4,721,255
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to our PEO and the average compensation actually paid to our non-PEO NEOs, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, in fiscal 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our PEO or the average amount paid to our non-PEO NEOs during the applicable fiscal year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to our PEO’s and average non-PEO NEOs’ total compensation for each fiscal year to determine the compensation actually paid:
PEO
20212022202320242025
Summary Compensation Table Total$3,834,147 $3,519,294 $4,784,595 $7,192,998 $4,840,339 
Deductions(a)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Stock Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(905,466)(601,965)(674,356)(4,861,584)(2,047,408)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Option Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(1,320,826)(1,179,520)(1,364,616)— — 
Reduction for values reported in the "Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings" column in the Summary Compensation Table(5,490)(6,414)(658,888)(220,473)(605,700)
Equity - Change in Fair Value (Increases/Deductions)(b)
Year-end fair value of current year equity awards1,763,988 1,419,015 1,710,577 7,108,920 1,501,089 
Year-over-year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards725,441 (635,785)(75,435)1,682,027 (2,781,296)
Year-over-year change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in the year211,461 (50,995)115,086 (76,599)(595,260)
Increase for service cost and prior service cost for pension plans418,000 397,000 — — — 
Compensation Actually Paid$4,721,255 $2,860,630 $3,836,963 $10,825,289 $311,764 
Average for Non-PEO NEOs
20212022202320242025
Summary Compensation Table Total$1,585,182 $1,134,366 $1,270,937 $1,645,932 $1,463,788 
Deductions(a)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Stock Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(282,217)(125,658)(116,654)(762,776)(515,076)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Option Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(357,864)(206,416)(236,016)— — 
Reduction for values reported in the "Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings" column in the Summary Compensation Table(42,487)(4,667)(135,048)(102,003)(58,170)
Equity - Change in Fair Value (Increases/Deductions)(b)
Year-end fair value of current year equity awards511,428 264,822 295,871 1,106,158 377,637 
Year-over-year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards184,654 (99,092)(10,188)327,637 (464,460)
Year-over-year change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in the year61,297 (39,743)11,772 (10,935)(117,224)
Increase for service cost and prior service cost for pension plans102,223 80,456 22,370 9,169 4,652 
Compensation Actually Paid$1,762,217 $1,004,068 $1,103,044 $2,213,182 $691,147 
(a)The grant date fair value of equity awards represents the total of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable fiscal year.
(b)The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. 		       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 1,463,788 1,645,932 1,270,937 1,134,366 1,585,182
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 691,147 2,213,182 1,103,044 1,004,068 1,762,217
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to our PEO and the average compensation actually paid to our non-PEO NEOs, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, in fiscal 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our PEO or the average amount paid to our non-PEO NEOs during the applicable fiscal year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to our PEO’s and average non-PEO NEOs’ total compensation for each fiscal year to determine the compensation actually paid:
PEO
20212022202320242025
Summary Compensation Table Total$3,834,147 $3,519,294 $4,784,595 $7,192,998 $4,840,339 
Deductions(a)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Stock Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(905,466)(601,965)(674,356)(4,861,584)(2,047,408)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Option Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(1,320,826)(1,179,520)(1,364,616)— — 
Reduction for values reported in the "Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings" column in the Summary Compensation Table(5,490)(6,414)(658,888)(220,473)(605,700)
Equity - Change in Fair Value (Increases/Deductions)(b)
Year-end fair value of current year equity awards1,763,988 1,419,015 1,710,577 7,108,920 1,501,089 
Year-over-year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards725,441 (635,785)(75,435)1,682,027 (2,781,296)
Year-over-year change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in the year211,461 (50,995)115,086 (76,599)(595,260)
Increase for service cost and prior service cost for pension plans418,000 397,000 — — — 
Compensation Actually Paid$4,721,255 $2,860,630 $3,836,963 $10,825,289 $311,764 
Average for Non-PEO NEOs
20212022202320242025
Summary Compensation Table Total$1,585,182 $1,134,366 $1,270,937 $1,645,932 $1,463,788 
Deductions(a)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Stock Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(282,217)(125,658)(116,654)(762,776)(515,076)
Deduction for amounts reported in the "Option Awards" column in the Summary Compensation Table(357,864)(206,416)(236,016)— — 
Reduction for values reported in the "Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings" column in the Summary Compensation Table(42,487)(4,667)(135,048)(102,003)(58,170)
Equity - Change in Fair Value (Increases/Deductions)(b)
Year-end fair value of current year equity awards511,428 264,822 295,871 1,106,158 377,637 
Year-over-year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards184,654 (99,092)(10,188)327,637 (464,460)
Year-over-year change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in the year61,297 (39,743)11,772 (10,935)(117,224)
Increase for service cost and prior service cost for pension plans102,223 80,456 22,370 9,169 4,652 
Compensation Actually Paid$1,762,217 $1,004,068 $1,103,044 $2,213,182 $691,147 
(a)The grant date fair value of equity awards represents the total of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable fiscal year.
(b)The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. 		       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
The following graph compares the compensation actually paid to our PEO, the average of the compensation actually paid to our remaining Non-PEO NEOs and the TSR performance of our common stock with the TSR performance of the Composite Peer Group. The TSR amounts in the graph assume that $100 was invested beginning on December 31, 2020 and that all distributions or dividends were reinvested on a quarterly basis. The graph below shows the relationship between compensation actually paid and total shareholder return for The Marcus Corporation and the Composite Peer Group.

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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
The following graph compares the compensation actually paid to our PEO and the average of the compensation actually paid to our remaining NEOs with net earnings (loss) attributable to The Marcus Corporation and Adjusted EBITDA, the most important financial metric for connecting the Company’s financial performance and compensation.

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Tabular List, Table
Most Important Financial Performance Measures Used to Link Compensation Paid to Company Performance
Adjusted EBITDA
Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”)
Adjusted Pretax Income (“API”)
Adjusted Division Income (“ADI”)
        
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 121.98 167.75 111.37 106.35 133.16
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 173.51 197.25 105.35 68.23 107.44
Net Income (Loss) $ 12,691,000 $ (7,787,000) $ 14,794,000 $ (11,972,000) $ (43,293,000)
Company Selected Measure Amount 99,268,000 102,407,000 108,723,000 85,074,000 35,080,000
PEO Name Mr. Marcus        
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted EBITDA        
Non-GAAP Measure Description Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure used by management and our board of directors to assess our financial performance and enterprise value. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net earnings (loss) attributable to The Marcus Corporation before investment income or loss, interest expense, other expense, gain or loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets, equity earnings or losses from unconsolidated joint ventures, net earnings or losses attributable to noncontrolling interests, income taxes and depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. The following table sets forth our reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (in millions):
20212022202320242025
Net income (loss) attributable to The Marcus Corporation$(43.3)$(12.0)$14.8 $(7.8)$12.7 
Add (deduct):
Investment income(0.6)— (2.4)(2.2)(0.9)
Interest expense18.7 15.3 12.7 11.0 11.5 
Other expense (income)2.5 2.1 1.8 1.5 (2.8)
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets(3.2)(1.1)— 0.4 (0.6)
Gain on sale of hotel— (6.3)— — — 
Equity losses from unconsolidated joint ventures, net0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests— 2.9 — — — 
Income tax expense (benefit)(15.7)7.1 6.9 (2.4)(4.0)
Depreciation and amortization72.1 67.1 67.3 68.0 70.2 
Share-based compensation expenses(a)
9.3 8.2 6.4 8.2 7.5 
Property closure/reopening expenses(a)
— — — — — 
Impairment charges(a)
5.8 1.5 1.1 6.8 5.2 
Theatre exit costs(a)
— — — 0.1 0.1 
Government grants and federal tax credits(a)
(10.7)— — — — 
Insured losses (recoveries)(a)
— — — 0.2 (0.2)
Debt conversion expense(a)
— — — 15.5 — 
Other non-recurring(a)
— — — 2.5 — 
Adjusted EBITDA$35.1 $85.1 $108.7 $102.4 $99.3 
(a) See “Adjusted EBITDA” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K for further discussion of reconciling items.
        
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”)        
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted Pretax Income (“API”)        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted Division Income (“ADI”)        
PEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (605,700) $ (220,473) $ (658,888) $ (6,414) $ (5,490)
PEO | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0 0 0 397,000 418,000
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,501,089 7,108,920 1,710,577 1,419,015 1,763,988
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (2,781,296) 1,682,027 (75,435) (635,785) 725,441
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (595,260) (76,599) 115,086 (50,995) 211,461
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (2,047,408) (4,861,584) (674,356) (601,965) (905,466)
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Option Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0 0 (1,364,616) (1,179,520) (1,320,826)
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (58,170) (102,003) (135,048) (4,667) (42,487)
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 4,652 9,169 22,370 80,456 102,223
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 377,637 1,106,158 295,871 264,822 511,428
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (464,460) 327,637 (10,188) (99,092) 184,654
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (117,224) (10,935) 11,772 (39,743) 61,297
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (515,076) (762,776) (116,654) (125,658) (282,217)
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Option Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 0 $ 0 $ (236,016) $ (206,416) $ (357,864)