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Directors of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid November 16, 2009 to shareholders of record on October 26, 2009.

The Board of Directors also declared a dividend of $0.07727 per share on the Class B common stock. The dividend on the Class B common stock, which is not publicly traded, will also be paid November 16, 2009 to shareholders of record on October 26, 2009.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Marcus Corporation is a leader in the lodging and entertainment industries. The Marcus Corporation’s movie theatre division, Marcus Theatres ® , currently owns or manages 663 screens at 53 locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, North Dakota,

Iowa and Nebraska, and one family entertainment center in Wisconsin. The company’s lodging division, Marcus Hotels and Resorts, owns or manages 20 hotels, resorts and other properties in ten states. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.marcuscorp.com : .



The Marcus CorporationThomas F. Kissinger, (414) 905-1390