UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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) October 10, 2005


                             PARTY CITY CORPORATION
               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Chapter)

           Delaware                       0-27826               22-3033692

(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
      Incorporation)                                        Identification No.)
                   

     400 Commons Way, Rockaway, NJ                               07866

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (973) 983-0888


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On October 10, 2005, Party City Corporation (the "Company") announced its
sales results for the first fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2005.

     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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits.

     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.




Date: October 11, 2005                       PARTY CITY CORPORATION


                                             By: /s/ Gregg A. Melnick           
                                                 -------------------------------
                                             Name: Gregg A. Melnick
                                             Title: Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number              Description
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99.1                Press  Release,  dated October 10, 2005,  regarding  sales  
                    results for the first fiscal  quarter ended October 1, 2005.