UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    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): AUGUST 12, 2003


                                 OFFICEMAX, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                                                      
              OHIO                           1-13380              34-1573735
(State or other jurisdiction               (Commission         (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                    File Number)     Identification No.)


      3605 WARRENSVILLE CENTER ROAD
          SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO                                     44122
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 471-6900

        Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
         (c) Exhibits
             99.1 Press release of OfficeMax, Inc. issued on August 12, 2003


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
           The following information is being furnished pursuant to Item 12
           "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition":

           On August 12, 2003, OfficeMax, Inc. issued a press release reporting
           results for its fiscal second quarter ended July 26, 2003. A copy of
           the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
           herein by reference.



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     SIGNATURE

         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.

                                         OFFICEMAX, INC.



                                         By:          /s/  Ross H. Pollock
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                                              Name:   Ross H. Pollock
                                              Title:  Secretary


Date:  August 12, 2003




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