Exhibit 99

         Entertainment Properties Reports Record Second Quarter Results

Kansas City, MO, July 23, 2003, -- Entertainment  Properties  Trust  (NYSE:EPR),
today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. The
Company  reported  record  second  quarter  revenues,  net income and funds from
operations (FFO).

Total  revenues  increased  29% to $21.9  million for the quarter as compared to
$17.0  million  for the same  quarter in 2002.  Net income  available  to common
shareholders  increased  11% to $7.5  million as compared to $6.7 million in the
same quarter last year. Net income on a diluted per share basis increased 10% to
$0.43 per share from  $0.39 per share in the same  quarter  last year.  FFO on a
fully  diluted  basis  increased 14% to $11.7 million from $10.3 million for the
same quarter last year. On a fully diluted basis, FFO per share increased 12% to
$0.64 per share from $0.57 per share for the same quarter last year.

Commenting  on today's  news,  David Brain,  Chief  Executive  Officer said "The
double-digit growth in revenues and earnings reinforces our conviction about our
business plan and our positive outlook for future results".

As  previously  announced,  the  Company's  Board of  Trustees  declared  a cash
dividend  of $0.50 per common  share for the second  quarter,  which was paid on
July 15,  2003 to common  shareholders  of record on June 30,  2003.  The second
quarter cash  dividend  represents an  annualized  dividend  amount of $2.00 per
common share as compared to $1.90 for the prior year.  The Company also declared
and paid a  second  quarter  cash  dividend  of  $0.59375  on the 9.5%  Series A
Preferred Shares.

Consistent  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission's   Regulation  FD,
Entertainment  Properties Trust publicly comments on earnings  expectations from
time  to time  within  the  context  of its  regular  earnings  press  releases.
Management  reiterates  its  previous  expectations  that FFO per fully  diluted
common  share for the full year 2003  should  range from  $2.60 to $2.70,  which
would represent an increase of approximately  10% to 14% compared to 2002 FFO of
$2.37 per common share.


                         ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
                            Unaudited Financial Data
                      (in thousands except per share data)

                             Three months ended              Six months ended
                                   June 30,                       June 30,
                              2003         2002              2003        2002
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Rental revenue              $21,944      $16,989            $42,402     $32,785
Other income                     -            -                 587          -
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Total Income                 21,944       16,989             42,989      32,785

Property operating
   expense                       83           75                178         146
General and
   administrative
   expense, excluding
   amortization of
   non-vested shares
   below                      1,150          567              2,006       1,089
Interest expense              7,477        5,883             14,711      11,616
Depreciation and
   amortization               3,857        3,098              7,544       5,846
Amortization of
   non-vested shares            232          150                463         300
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Income before
   minority interest
   and income from
   joint venture              9,145        7,216             18,087      13,788

Equity in income
   from joint venture            97          385                188         760
Minority interest              (375)        (375)              (750)       (445)
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Net income                  $ 8,867      $ 7,226            $17,525     $14,103

Preferred dividend
   requirements              (1,366)        (494)            (2,731)       (494)
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Net income available
   to common
   shareholders             $ 7,501      $ 6,732            $14,794     $13,609
                            =====================           ====================
Basic net income per
   common share               $0.44        $0.39              $0.86       $0.82
Diluted net income
   per common share           $0.43        $0.39              $0.85       $0.81




                         ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
          Reconciliation of Net Income Available to Common Shareholders
                          to Funds From Operations (A)
                      (in thousands except per share data)

                             Three months ended              Six months ended
                                   June 30,                       June 30,
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS:        2003         2002              2003        2002
                            ---------------------           --------------------

Net income available to
   common shareholders      $ 7,051      $ 6,732            $14,794     $13,609
Add: Real estate
   depreciation               3,813        3,056              7,454       5,787
Add: Share of joint
   venture depreciation          32          137                 64         275
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Basic funds from
   operations               $11,346      $ 9,925            $22,312     $19,671
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Add: minority interest in
   net income                   375          375                750         445
                            ---------------------           --------------------
Diluted funds from
   operations               $11,721      $10,300            $23,062     $20,116
                            =====================           ====================

FFO per common share:
   Basic                      $0.66        $0.58              $1.30       $1.18
   Diluted                    $0.64        $0.57              $1.26       $1.16

Shares used for
   computation (in
   thousands): Basic         17,137       17,120             17,106      16,622
               Diluted       18,382       18,155             18,332      17,286


(A) Funds  from  operations  (FFO) is a widely  used  measure  of the  operating
performance  of real estate  companies  and is provided  here as a  supplemental
measure to Generally Accepted Accounting  Principles (GAAP) net income available
to common  shareholders  and  earning  per  share.  FFO is defined as net income
(computed in  accordance  with GAAP),  excluding  gains and losses from sales of
depreciable operating properties, plus depreciation and amortization,  and after
adjustments   for   unconsolidated   partnerships,   joint  ventures  and  other
affiliates.  Adjustments  for  unconsolidated  partnerships,  joint ventures and
other  affiliates are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.  FFO does not
represent  cash flows from  operations as defined by GAAP and is not  indicative
that cash flows are adequate to fund all cash needs and is not to be  considered
an  alternative  to net income or any other GAAP measure as a measurement of the
results of the Company's  operations or the Company's cash flows or liquidity as
defined by GAAP.



                         ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
                     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                 (in thousands)

                                                   (unaudited)
                                                      As of            As of
                                                     June 30,       December 31,
                                                       2003             2002
                                                   -----------      ------------
        Assets
        Rental properties, net                       $746,628           $679,937
        Land held for development                      14,751             12,985
        Investments in joint venture                    1,059              1,109
        Cash and cash equivalents                      21,982             10,091
        Restricted cash                                 6,495              6,495
        Accounts receivable from joint                   -                 8,438
           venture
        Other assets                                   16,469             11,332
                                                   -----------      ------------
        Total assets                                 $807,384           $730,387
                                                   ===========      ============
        Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
        Common dividends payable                     $  8,647           $  8,162
        Preferred dividends payable                     1,366              1,366
        Unearned rent                                     682              4,036
        Other liabilities                               2,081              1,653
        Long term debt                                426,946            346,617
                                                   -----------      ------------
        Total liabilities                             439,722            361,834

        Minority interest                              15,375             15,375
        Shareholders' equity                          352,287            353,178
                                                   -----------      ------------
        Total liabilities and
           shareholders' equity                      $807,384           $730,387
                                                   ===========      ============

About Entertainment Properties Trust

Entertainment   Properties  Trust  is  the  only  publicly  traded  real  estate
investment  trust (REIT) focused on the acquisition of high-quality  real estate
assets leased to leading location-based  entertainment operators. Since November
of 1997,  EPR has acquired more than $700 million of  properties.  The Company's
common shares of beneficial  interest trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbol EPR. Entertainment Properties Trust Company contact: Jon Weis,
30 Pershing Road,  Suite 201, Kansas City,  Missouri 64108;  888/EPR-REIT;  fax:
816/472-5794. The Company website is at www.eprkc.com.

Safe Harbor Statement: This press release includes forward-looking statements as
defined in the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995,  identified by
such words as "will  be,"  "intend,"  "continue,"  "believe,"  "may,"  "expect,"
"hope,"  "anticipate," or other comparable terms. The Company's actual financial
condition,  results of operations and funds from  operations may vary materially
from those contemplated by such forward-looking  statements. A discussion of the
factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to differ  materially  from  those
forward-looking  statements is contained in the Company's SEC filings, including
the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.