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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated August 29, 1997, in the Registration Statement (Form
S-11 ) of Entertainment Properties Trust for the registration of 13,700,000
shares of its common stock.
 
                                          Ernst & Young LLP
 
Kansas City, Missouri
September 3, 1997
