CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on March 15, 2004
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3/S-11) and related prospectus of
Entertainment Properties Trust for the registration of $400,000,000 of common
shares of beneficial interest, preferred shares of beneficial interest, warrants
and debt securities and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated March 28, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Entertainment Properties Trust included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
March 9, 2004