ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
8-K, 1998-07-17
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                          UNITED STATES
                                 
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549


                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT

              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE 
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report
 (Date of earliest event reported)            July 16, 1998 (July 14, 1998)


                 ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
      (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


        Maryland                                               43-179877      
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                    Identification No.)


        One Kansas City Place
1200 Main Street, Suite 3250, Kansas City, Missouri             64105
     (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (816) 472-1700


___________________________________________________________________________
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

        Entertainment Properties Trust (the "Company") issued a press release
     on July 14, 1998, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and
     is incorporated herein by reference, announcing the FFO of $.46 (cents)
     for second quarter results.


Item 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)  EXHIBITS.  The following Exhibits are filed with this report:

EXHIBIT NO.        DESCRIPTION

      99           Press Release, issued July 14, 1998.


                           SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
         1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
         its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.



                                  ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST

                                  By: /s/  R. Scott Christian
                                       R. Scott Christian, Treasurer


Date:  July 16, 1998



                            EXHIBIT 99

CONTACT:  Jonathan B. Weis                  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
          Director of Corporate Communications
          Entertainment Properties Trust
          (816) 472-1700

          Joe Keenan, Sturges + Word
          (816) 221-7500


                            ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST ANNOUNCES
                        FFO OF $.46 (CENTS) FOR SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

             KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 14, 1998)   Entertainment Properties
         Trust (EPR:NYSE), a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns
         entertainment-related properties, reported today total income (rental
         income and interest income) of $15.3 million for the first and second
         quarters ended June 30, 1998.

         The company's funds from operations (FFO) for the same period
         were $12.3 million, which represents $.89 per share, consisting of
         $.42 per share for the first quarter and $.46 for the second quarter.

         The company also reported net income during that same period of
         $9.3 million, which represents net income of $.67 per share.

         "We're happy to report, once again, strong performance relative to
         consensus estimates and we look forward to an equally productive
         second half of 1998," said President Robert L. "Chip" Harris.

                                       -more-
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EPR Earnings Page 2

Entertainment Properties Trust is a Real Estate Investment Trust whose
principal business strategy is to acquire and develop a diversified
portfolio of high-quality properties leased to entertainment-related
business operators.  The company's common shares of beneficial interest
are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EPR.

INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY                      3 MONTHS  3 MONTHS  6 MONTHS
   (IN MILLIONS EXCEPT FOR                    ENDED     ENDED       ENDED
         PER SHARE DATA)                      3/31/98   6/30/98   6/30/98

Rental and interest income                    6.61      8.69       15.30
  Rental and interest income per share        0.48      0.63        1.10

Net Income                                    4.58      4.68        9.26
  Net Income per share                        0.33      0.34        0.67

Funds from Operations                         5.87      6.42       12.29
  FFO per share                               0.42      0.46        0.89

BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY                                             6/30/98
                                                                $ MILLIONS

Real Estate Net                                                    363.3
Cash and Equivalents                                                17.3
Other Assets                                                         5.0
  Total Assets                                                     385.6

Current Liabilities                                                  9.8
Long Term Debt                                                     126.3
Shareholders Equity                                                249.5
  Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity                        385.6

Other than historical information, this press release may include
forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and identified by words such as "continue," "believe,"
"may," "hope," "anticipate," "goal," "forecast" or comparable terms. The
Company's actual financial condition, results of operations or business
may vary materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements and involve various risks and uncertainties, including the
Company's initial dependence on a single tenant and lease guarantor for
its revenues and ability to make distributions, potential conflicts of
interest, competition from other entities providing capital to the
entertainment industry, dependence on key personnel, operating risks in the
entertainment industry that may affect the operations of the Company's
tenants, tax risks, interest rates and availability of debt financing,
real estate investment risks and other risks and uncertainties.  Investors
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements,
and are encouraged to review the risk factors identified in the Company's
prospectus dated November 18, 1997 and in the Company's reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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