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SEC Comment Letter for MARCUS CORP (MCS) (CIK 0000062234) (MCS) — Apr 23, 2013

MARCUS CORP (MCS) (CIK 0000062234)
Date: April 23, 2013 · CIK: 0000062234 · Accession: 0000000000-13-021829

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Date
May 31, 2012
Author
/s/ Robert F. Telewicz, Jr.
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MARCUS CORP (MCS) (CIK 0000062234)

Letter

April 2 3, 2013 Via E -mail Douglas A. Neis Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer The Marcus Corporation 100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1900 Milwaukee, WI 53202 -4125

Re: The Marcus Corporation Form 10 -K for fiscal y ear ended May 31, 2012 Filed August 14, 2012 File No. 1-12604

Dear Mr. Neis:

We have reviewed your response dated March 29, 2013 an d have the following additional comment s. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.

Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested information or by advising us when you will provide the requested response. If you do not believ e our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.

After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.

Form 10 -K for fiscal year ended May 31, 201 2

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 20

Financial Condition, page 37

Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 37

Fiscal 2012 versus Fiscal 2011, page 37 We note your response to prior comments 1 and 3 and are unable to agree with your 1. conclusions. Please revise the liquidity section of your MD&A to capital expenditures for acquisitions, redevelopments/renovations, and, new developments. In addition, please revise your Consolidated Statements of Cas h Flows to separately present cash outflows for acquisitions, redevelopments/renovations, and new developments as applicable.

Douglas A. Neis The Marcus Corporation April 2 3, 2013 Page 2

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, page 42

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements , page 51

3. Additional B alance Sheet Information , page 56

Capital Lease Obligation, page 57 We note your response to prior comment 5. Please tell us how you have considered the 2. guidance in ASC Topic 605 -50-45-14 in determining that payments made by film distributors to CDF2 sho uld be accounted for as a reduction to interest and amortization expense. In your response, tell us whether the distributors will continue to pay VPFs to the company once the lease arrangement has terminated. Additionally, tell us whether the company is considered an agent of the distributors or a principal in the transaction and how you have applied the guidance in ASC Topic 605 -45 in arriving at your conclusions.

You may contact Mark Rakip, Staff Accountant at 202.551.3573 or the undersigned at 202.551.3438 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.

Sincerely,
/s/ Robert F. Telewicz, Jr.

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April 2 3, 2013

Via E -mail
Douglas A. Neis
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
The Marcus Corporation
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1900
Milwaukee, WI  53202 -4125

Re: The Marcus  Corporation
Form 10 -K for fiscal y ear ended May 31, 2012
  Filed August 14, 2012
  File No. 1-12604

Dear Mr. Neis:

We have reviewed  your response dated March 29, 2013 an d have the following  additional
comment s.   In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.

Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested
information or by advising us when you will provide the requested response.   If you do not
believ e our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.

After reviewing the information you provide in response to these  comments, we may
have  additional comments.

Form 10 -K for fiscal year ended May 31, 201 2

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, page 20

Financial Condition, page 37

Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 37

Fiscal 2012 versus Fiscal 2011, page 37
 We note your response to prior comments 1 and  3 and are unable to agree with your 1.
conclusions.  Please revise the liquidity section of your MD&A to capital expenditures
for acquisitions, redevelopments/renovations, and, new developments.  In addition, please
revise your Consolidated Statements of Cas h Flows to separately present cash outflows
for acquisitions, redevelopments/renovations, and new developments as applicable.

Douglas A. Neis
The Marcus Corporation
April 2 3, 2013
Page 2

 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, page 42

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements , page 51

3. Additional B alance Sheet Information , page 56

Capital Lease Obligation, page 57
 We note your response to prior comment 5.  Please tell us how you have considered the 2.
guidance in ASC Topic 605 -50-45-14 in determining that payments made by film
distributors to CDF2 sho uld be accounted for as a reduction to interest and amortization
expense.  In your response, tell us whether the distributors will continue to pay VPFs to
the company once the lease arrangement has terminated.  Additionally, tell us whether
the company is considered an agent of the distributors or a principal in the transaction
and how you have applied the guidance in ASC Topic 605 -45 in arriving at your
conclusions.

You may contact Mark Rakip, Staff Accountant at 202.551.3573 or the undersigned at
202.551.3438  if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related
matters.

Sincerely,

 /s/ Robert F. Telewicz, Jr.

Robert F. Telewicz, Jr.
Staff Accountant