Adam Sandler took charge of the remote control at the weekend box office. His comic fantasy “Click,” about a man whose new universal remote takes control of his life and leaves it in chaos, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Sony’s “Click” bumped off the Disney-Pixar animated comedy “Cars,” which slipped to second place with $22.5 million, raising its domestic total to $155.9 million.

The weekend’s other new wide release — Focus Features’ “Waist Deep,” starring Tyrese Gibson as an ex-con forced into a robbery spree to collect ransom for his kidnapped son — opened strongly with $9.5 million to finish at No. 4.

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I had one of these remote controls once, except it was for women. It got me into big trouble. It definetly didn’t make me 40m dollars on its opening weekend.