Exhibit 99

             ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Kansas City, MO, July 26, 2004, -- Entertainment  Properties  Trust  (NYSE:EPR),
today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004.

Total  revenues  increased  43% to $31.4  million for the quarter as compared to
$21.9  million  for the same  quarter in 2003.  Net income  available  to common
shareholders  increased  38% to $10.4 million as compared to $7.5 million in the
same quarter last year. Net income on a diluted per share basis  increased 7% to
$0.46 per share from $0.43 per share in the same quarter  last year.  Funds from
operations  (FFO) on a fully diluted  basis  increased 42% to $16.7 million from
$11.7 million for the same quarter last year. On a fully diluted basis,  FFO per
share increased 11% to $0.71 per share from $0.64 per share for the same quarter
last year.

David Brain, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, "The continued strong
growth of the Company is evident throughout our financial results,  but also key
this quarter is the progress made in positioning  our balance sheet to provide a
solid foundation for our future growth."

During the second quarter the Company  completed the sale of 3,587,500 shares of
common stock in two  separate  public  offerings.  On April 20, 2004 the Company
issued  2,587,500 common shares in a public offering priced at $33.00 per share.
On June 22, 2004 the Company issued  1,000,000  common shares in an underwritten
public offering priced at $36.00 per share.

As previously announced,  the Company also amended its revolving credit facility
with Fleet Bank,  increasing  the facility  size to $150  million,  reducing the
pricing of loans under the facility and extending the term to three years plus a
one-year extension option. In conjunction with the amended credit facility,  the
Company  terminated its $75 million iStar credit facility.  As a result of these
transactions,  the Company  incurred  debt  restructuring  charges in the second
quarter totaling $1.13 million during the second quarter. The debt restructuring
charge consists of the write-off of deferred loan fees of approximately $729,000
and a prepayment penalty of approximately $404,000.

As  previously  announced,  the  Company's  Board of  Trustees  declared  a cash
dividend of $0.5625 per common share for the second  quarter,  which was paid on
July 15,  2004 to common  shareholders  of record on June 30,  2004.  The second
quarter cash  dividend  represents an  annualized  dividend  amount of $2.25 per
common share as compared to $2.00 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.




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



                                                                                                    

                                                                    Three months ended                Six months ended
                                                                         June 30,                         June 30,
                                                                    2004         2003                2004           2003
                                                                 ------------ ------------       -------------  -------------
Rental revenue                                                       $31,426      $21,944            $58,964        $42,402
Other income                                                              23            -                 95            587
                                                                 ------------ ------------       -------------  -------------
Total Income                                                          31,449       21,944             59,059         42,989

Property operating expense                                               484           83              1,125            178
General and administrative expense, excluding amortization
   of non-vested shares below                                          1,486        1,150              2,606          2,006
Costs associated with loan refinancing                                 1,134            -              1,134              -
Interest expense                                                      10,026        7,477             18,844         14,711
Depreciation and amortization                                          5,955        3,857             11,016          7,544
Amortization of non-vested shares                                        340          232                680            463
                                                                 ------------ ------------       -------------  -------------
Income before income from joint ventures and minority interest        12,024        9,145             23,654         18,087

Equity in income from joint ventures                                     182           97                310            188
Minority interest                                                       (490)        (375)              (919)          (750)
                                                                 ------------ ------------       -------------  -------------
  Net income                                                         $11,716       $8,867            $23,045        $17,525

Preferred dividend requirements                                       (1,366)      (1,366)            (2,731)        (2,731)
                                                                 ------------ ------------       -------------  -------------
  Net income available to common shareholders                        $10,350       $7,501            $20,314        $14,794
                                                                 ============ ============       =============  =============

Basic net income per common share                                      $0.47        $0.44               $0.97          $0.86
Diluted net income per common share                                    $0.46        $0.43               $0.94          $0.85







                                                                                                    

                         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:                                              2004          2003               2004           2003
                                                                 ------------  ------------      -------------  -------------
Net income available to common shareholders                          $10,350       $ 7,501           $20,314        $14,794
Add: Real estate depreciation                                          5,906         3,813            10,919          7,454
Add: Share of joint venture depreciation                                  62            32               105             64
                                                                 ------------  ------------      -------------  -------------
Basic funds from operations                                          $16,318       $11,346           $31,338        $22,312
                                                                 ------------  ------------      -------------  -------------

Add: minority interest in net income                                     375           375               750            750
                                                                 ------------  ------------      -------------  -------------
Diluted funds from operations                                        $16,693       $11,721           $32,088        $23,062
                                                                 ============  ============      =============  =============

FFO per common share:   Basic                                          $0.73         $0.66             $1.49          $1.30
                        Diluted                                        $0.71         $0.64             $1.43          $1.26

  Shares used for computation (in thousands):  Basic                  22,211        17,137            20,969         17,106
                                               Diluted                23,551        18,382            22,411         18,332

Other financial information:
Straight-lined rental revenue                                        $   600       $     -           $   969        $     -



(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)


                                                 AS OF               AS OF
                                             JUNE 30, 2004     DECEMBER 31, 2003
                                             -------------     -----------------
                                              (unaudited)
ASSETS
Rental properties, net                         $1,050,596        $  887,143
Property under development                         37,315            12,953
Investment in joint ventures                        2,608             1,336
Cash and cash equivalents                          23,688            29,284
Restricted cash                                    13,258             7,738
Intangibles, net                                   10,349               693
Other assets                                       34,004            26,771
                                               ----------        ----------
Total assets                                   $1,171,818        $  965,918
                                               ==========        ==========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common dividends payable                       $   13,535        $    9,829
Preferred dividends payable                         1,366             1,366
Unearned rents                                      2,600               895
Other liabilities                                   7,253             2,864
Long term debt                                    562,499           506,555
                                               ----------        ----------
Total liabilities                                 587,253           521,509

Minority interest                                  21,590            21,630
Shareholders' equity                              562,975           422,779
                                               ----------        ----------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity     $1,171,818        $  965,918
                                               ==========        ==========



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 $1 billion 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 W. 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, 2003
and its prospectus filed under Rule 424(b) of the SEC on June 22, 2004.