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Despicable Me 3 consensus reads, ""Despicable Me 3" should keep fans of the franchise consistently entertained with another round of colorful animation and zany—albeit somewhat scattershot—humor." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, down from the first two films' and the spin-off's "A". IGN gave the film a score of 6/10, saying, "It’s not much, but "Despicable Me 3" is at least enough for the younger fans of the