Marcus Corporation was founded on November 1, 1935 by Ben Marcus with the purchase of a single movie theatre screen in Ripon, Wisconsin.
mˈɑːɹkəs kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv baɪ bˈɛn mˈɑːɹkəs wɪððə pˈɜːtʃɪs əvə sˈɪŋɡəl mˈuːvi θˈiəɾɚ skɹˈiːn ɪn ɹˈɪpɑːn, wɪskˈɑːnsɪn.