<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE MARCUS CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAY-25-2000 <PERIOD-START> MAY-27-1999 <PERIOD-END> AUG-26-1999 <CASH> 4,324 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 15,030 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 22,299 <PP&E> 830,427 <DEPRECIATION> 213,970 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 678,238 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 61,002 <BONDS> 251,778 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 31,189 <OTHER-SE> 293,956 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 678,238 <SALES> 98,411 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 107,717 <CGS> 48,716 <TOTAL-COSTS> 83,217 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,880 <INCOME-PRETAX> 21,324 <INCOME-TAX> 8,628 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 12,696 <DISCONTINUED> 474 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 13,170 <EPS-BASIC> .44 <EPS-DILUTED> .44