Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

April 30, 2002

EXHIBIT 23.15 CONSENT OF ERNST AND YOUNG LLP

Published on April 30, 2002

EXHIBIT 23.15

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Entertainment
Properties Trust in connection with the registration of $125,000,000 of debt or
equity 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, 2001, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

Ernst & Young LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
April 26, 2002`