"Kung Fu Panda" kicked Adam Sandler's butt at the boxoffice this weekend, as the DreamWorks Animation comedy opened even bigger than expected with an estimated $60 million domestically.

Sony's comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" -- starring Sandler as an Israeli commando turned New York hairdresser -- bowed about as anticipated, with $40 million, in second place.

Industrywide, the weekend marked a welcome 29% uptick from the same frame a year ago with $175 million in collective boxoffice, according to Nielsen EDI.

The seasonal boxoffice still trails summer 2007 by 1%. Year-to-date, 2008 is off 2% from the same portion of last year, at $3.7 billion.

'Kung Fu Panda' beats projections
Kung Fu Panda chops up box office