Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

September 21, 2004

EXH. 23.1 CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

Published on September 21, 2004


EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
Entertainment Properties Trust

We consent to the use of our report dated February 3, 2004, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets and schedules of Entertainment Properties Trust
as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of
income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then
ended, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under
the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri

September 21, 2004