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): November 21, 2008

AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	000-21827	13-3911462
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File	(IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation)	Number)	No.)
80 Grasslands Road, Elmsford, NY		10523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 345-2020

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE

Section 2 — Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 21, 2008, Amscan Holdings, Inc. announced its preliminary retail sales results for the five-week Halloween season ended November 1, 2008.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable

(d) Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated November 21, 2008, issued by Amscan Holdings, Inc.

A list of exhibits is set forth in the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such Exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K

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.

	AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: November 21, 2008	By:	/s/ Michael A. Correale
		Michael A. Correale
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 21, 2008, announcing retail sales for the five-week Halloween season ended November 1, 2008.