Marcus Theatres, the fourth largest movie theater chain stateside following AMC, Regal and Cinemark,has found its new chief in a longtime executive.

The Milwaukee-based exhibitor has named Jeffry F. Tomachek as president, succeeding Mark A. Gramz, an exec who had spent 55 years with the company before formally retiring at the end of March. Tomachek is a relative newcomer to Marcus comparably, hes only been with the theater chain for three decades, most recently serving as CFO of the company.

Marcus Theatres operates 985 screens at 78 locations in 17 states and has been viewed as more financially insulated from box office downturns given its housed in a parent company with large real estate holdings (vs. leasing large numbers of theater locations in pricey locales).

Following a thorough national search for this critical role, it became abundantly clear that the combination of Jeffs financial acumen, operational expertise, strategic mindset, and long history with our company set him apart as the best candidate, stated Gregory S. Marcus, CEO of parent company Marcus Corporation.

Theater chains have had some breathing room early this year: Domestic box office is up about 26 percent so far from the same comparable frame in 2025, Comscore numbers show. Grosses have hit $2 billion so far in 2026 led by titles like Project Hail Mary from Amazon MGM as well as holdovers like Disneys Avatar: Fire and Ash.

And the Easter holiday frame has helped power records as well, with all major chains touting gains made as Universal and Nintendos The Super Mario Galaxy Movie blasted off to $190 million over five days. Marcus had disclosed that Mario leveled up so much that it delivered the chains highest sales for combined concessions, merchandise and food beverage for the holiday weekend since 2019.