Form: 10-K

Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

February 24, 2009

EXHIBIT 12.2
ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS
(dollars in thousands)
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
                                       
Earnings:
                                       
 
                                       
Income before gain on sale of land, income from joint ventures and minority interests
  $ 125,568     $ 97,503     $ 80,535     $ 68,188     $ 53,732  
Fixed charges before preferred distributions
    72,658       61,376       49,092       44,203       41,678  
Distributions from equity investments
    2,262       1,239       874       855       811  
Capitalized interest
    (797 )     (494 )     (100 )     (160 )     (688 )
 
                             
Adjusted Earnings
  $ 199,691     $ 159,624     $ 130,401     $ 113,086     $ 95,533  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed Charges:
                                       
 
                                       
Interest expense, net (including amortization of deferred financing fees)
  $ 70,951     $ 60,505     $ 48,866     $ 43,749     $ 40,011  
Interest income
    910       377       126       294       979  
Capitalized interest
    797       494       100       160       688  
Preferred distributions
    28,266       21,312       11,857       11,353       6,213  
 
                             
Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions
  $ 100,924     $ 82,688     $ 60,949     $ 55,556     $ 47,891  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions
    2.0x       1.9x       2.1x       2.0x       2.0x