Exhibit 99


         ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2005 RESULTS

Kansas City, MO, July 28, 2005, -- Entertainment  Properties  Trust  (NYSE:EPR),
today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Net income  available to common  shareholders  for the second quarter ended June
30, 2005  increased 39% to $14.4 million from $10.4 million for the same quarter
last year.  On a per share basis,  net income  available to common  shareholders
increased 24% to $0.57 from $0.46 reported in the second quarter of 2004.

Funds From  Operations  (FFO) for the second quarter 2005 increased 27% to $21.2
million from $16.7  million  compared to the same quarter last year.  On a fully
diluted  basis,  FFO per share  increased  17% to $0.83 per share from $0.71 per
share for the same quarter last year.

For the six  months  ended  June  30,  2005,  net  income  available  to  common
shareholders  increased  36% to $27.6  million  from $20.3  million for the same
period  last  year.  On a per  share  basis,  net  income  available  to  common
shareholders  increased  16% to $1.09  from  $0.94 a year  ago.  FFO for the six
months ended June 30, 2005  increased  28% to $40.9 million from $32.1 million a
year ago. On a fully  diluted  basis,  FFO per share  increased 13% to $1.61 per
share from $1.43 per share for the same period last year.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Significant transactions completed during the second quarter include:

     On June 1, 2005 a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company provided a secured
     mortgage loan of $47 million Canadian to Metropolis Limited Partnership for
     the purpose of developing a 360,000 square foot entertainment center in the
     heart of downtown Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada. This mortgage note receivable
     accrues interest at 15% and matures in five years. In addition, the Company
     has an  option to  purchase  a 50%  equity  interest  in the  entertainment
     center.

     On June 28,  2005,  the Company  completed  the  acquisition  of a megaplex
     theatre property in Indianapolis,  Indiana. The Showplace 12 is operated by
     Kerasotes  Showplace  Theatres and was acquired for a total cost (including
     land and building) of  approximately  $6.0 million.  This theatre is leased
     under a long-term triple-net lease.

     During the three  months ended June 30,  2005,  the Company also  completed
     development  of a megaplex  theatre  property in Conroe,  Texas.  The Grand
     Theatre 14 is operated by Southern  Theatres and was  completed for a total
     development  cost  (including  land and  building)  of  approximately  $9.8
     million.  The land was  purchased in 2004 by the Company for $1.8  million.
     This theatre is leased under a long-term triple-net lease.

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

On June 17, 2005 Entertainment  Properties declared a regular quarterly dividend
of  $0.625  per  common  share,  which  was  paid on  July  15,  2005 to  common
shareholders  of record on June 30,  2005.  The  second  quarter  cash  dividend
represents  an  annualized  dividend  amount  of  $2.50  per  common  share  and
represents an 11% increase compared to the second quarter last year. The Company
also  declared and paid a second  quarter cash dividend of $0.59375 per share on
the 9.5% Series A Preferred Shares and a cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on
the 7.75% Series B Preferred Shares issued in January 2005.

Entertainment Properties Trust will hold a quarterly earnings conference call on
Friday,  July 29, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.  Central Time. To participate,  please call
800-473-8695.  This  conference call will be webcast live over the internet from
the Company's website at WWW.EPRKC.COM.






                         ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
                            UNAUDITED FINANCIAL DATA
                      (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)




                                                                                             

                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,          SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                       2005              2004              2005              2004
                                                   --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
Rental revenue                                      $    36,138        $   31,426       $    70,288      $    58,964
Tenant reimbursements                                     3,091             2,583             6,070            4,766
Other income                                              1,073                23             1,887               95
Mortgage financing interest                                 472                -                472               -
                                                   --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
             Total revenue                               40,774            34,032            78,717           63,825

Property operating expense                                3,749             3,067             7,613            5,891
Other operating expense                                     516                -              1,163               -
General and administrative expense, excluding
   amortization of non-vested shares below                1,899             1,486             3,179            2,606
Costs associated with loan refinancing                       -              1,134                -             1,134
Interest expense, net                                    10,239            10,026            19,761           18,844
Depreciation and amortization                             6,832             5,955            13,370           11,016
Amortization of non-vested shares                           405               340               858              680
                                                   --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------

             Income before income from joint
             ventures and minority interests             17,134            12,024            32,773           23,654

Equity in income from joint ventures                        188               182               362              310
Minority interests                                           -               (490)               -              (919)
                                                   --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------

             Net income                             $    17,322        $    11,716       $   33,135        $  23,045


Preferred dividend requirements                          (2,916)           (1,366)           (5,522)          (2,731)
                                                   --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
             Net income available to
             common shareholders                    $    14,406        $    10,350       $    27,613       $  20,314
                                                   ==============    ==============    ==============    =============


Net income per common share:
     Basic                                          $      0.58       $       0.47      $       1.11      $     0.97
                                                   ==============    ==============    ==============    =============
     Diluted                                        $      0.57       $       0.46      $       1.09      $     0.94
                                                   ==============    ==============    ==============    =============








                         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 JUNE 30,             SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                          ---------------------------------     ----------------------------------
                                                              2005               2004               2005                2004
                                                          --------------     --------------     -------------- --- ---------------
Net income available to common shareholders           $          14,406  $          10,350  $          27,613  $           20,314
Add: Real estate depreciation and amortization                    6,751              5,906             13,212              10,919
Add: Allocated share of joint venture depreciation                   61                 62                120                 105
                                                          --------------     --------------     --------------     ---------------
                  Basic Funds From Operations                    21,218             16,318             40,945              31,338

Add: Minority interest in net income                                 -                 375                 -                  750
                                                          --------------     --------------     --------------     ---------------
                  Diluted Funds From Operations       $          21,218  $          16,693  $          40,945  $           32,088
                                                          ==============     ==============     ==============     ===============

FFO per common share:
     Basic                                            $            0.85  $            0.73  $            1.64  $             1.49
     Diluted                                                       0.83               0.71               1.61                1.43

Shares used for computation (in thousands):
     Basic                                                       24,984             22,211             24,949              20,969
     Diluted                                                     25,475             23,551             25,429              22,411

Other financial information:
     Straight-lined rental revenue                    $             533  $             600  $           1,045  $              969




(A)  The  National   Association  of  Real  Estate  Investment  Trusts  (NAREIT)
     developed FFO as a relative  non-GAAP  financial measure of performance and
     liquidity  of an equity REIT in order to  recognize  that  income-producing
     real estate  historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under
     GAAP.  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  earnings  per share.  FFO, as defined  under the
     revised NAREIT  definition and presented by us, is net income,  computed in
     accordance with GAAP,  excluding gains and losses from sales of depreciable
     operating   properties,   plus  real  estate   related   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 is a non-GAAP  financial  measure.  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, 2005        DECEMBER 31, 2004
                                                           ------------------    --------------------
                                                              (unaudited)

                         ASSETS
Rental properties, net                                      $    1,215,796         $    1,121,409
Property under development                                          21,134                 23,144
Mortgage note and related accrued interest receivable               38,832                     -
Investment in joint ventures                                         2,476                  2,541
Cash and cash equivalents                                            7,214                 11,255
Restricted cash                                                     11,729                 12,794
Intangible assets, net                                              10,489                 10,900
Deferred financing costs, net                                       10,969                 12,730
Other assets                                                        22,079                 18,675
                                                           ------------------    --------------------
        Total assets                                        $    1,340,718         $    1,213,448
                                                           ==================    ====================

          LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common dividends payable                                    $       15,764                 14,097
Preferred dividends payable                                          2,916                  1,366
Unearned rents                                                       2,827                  1,634
Other liabilities                                                    8,794                 10,070
Long-term debt                                                     644,894                592,892
                                                           ------------------    --------------------
        Total liabilities                                          675,195                620,059

Minority interests                                                   5,666                  6,049
Shareholders' equity                                               659,857                587,340
                                                           ------------------    --------------------
        Total liabilities and shareholders' equity          $    1,340,718              1,213,448
                                                           ==================    ====================




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 $1.3 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 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, 2004.