| Line Item | Jul 2, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | Jan 1, 2026 | Sep 25, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Dec 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | Dec 28, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 | Dec 29, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
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| REVENUE (including revenue from related parties of $0.0, $0.0, $0.4 and $0.0, respectively) | ||||||||||||||||
| YoY growth | +12.7% | -2.6% | +8.0% | +1.6% | ||||||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Network operating costs | ||||||||||||||||
| Theater exhibition fees | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing costs | ||||||||||||||||
| Administrative and other costs | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortization expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | 121.9% | 179.1% | 74.5% | 102.8% | ||||||||||||
| OPERATING LOSS | ||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | -21.9% | -79.1% | 25.5% | -2.8% | ||||||||||||
| NON-OPERATING EXPENSE (INCOME): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest on borrowings | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on re-measurement of the payable under the tax receivable agreement | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | ||||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income, net | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||
| LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | ||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED NET LOSS | ||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | -17.0% | -84.1% | 31.4% | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
| Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | ||||||||||||||||
| NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NCM, INC. | ||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | -17.0% | -84.1% | 31.4% | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NCM, INC. | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic (in usd per share) | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted (in usd per share) |