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Despicable Me made available to the public in 2013. "Despicable Me" was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on December 14, 2010. The release included three new short films, titled "Home Makeover", "Orientation Day" and "Banana". The film was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 6, 2017. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives a rating of 81% based on 196 reviews and an average rating of 6.8/10—159 fresh and 37 rotten. The website's critical consensus reads, "Borrowing heavily (and intelligently) from Pixar and "Looney Tunes", "Despicable Me" is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own."