"8 Ball Pool" from Miniclip is now one of the top mobile games in the US and the UK. It is now among the top 10 bestselling games in both countries. The game has certainly been cued for success.

"8 Ball Pool" is a billards game developed by Miniclip. The game is available on Miniclip.com, Facebook, Android, and iOS.

According to gaming website PocketGamer.biz, in the UK, the top grossing mobile game is now Miniclip's "8 Ball Pool." On January 10, it reached the summit of the top grossing charts of the UK App Store by topping games such as "Pokemon Go" and "Candy Crush Saga."

The last time that the Miniclip's game reached the top position was nearly two years ago, on March 8, 2015. The game has usually been inside the top 15 and sometimes the top 10 grossing titles for the company in that span of time. Previously, "Pokemon Go" was the top grossing game on the UK App Store on January 9.

In the US as well, success has come recently to the billiards game.  It was in the top 50 grossing games last year. The game,however, reached the ninth position on January 10 by slowly climbing up through the charts in November and December 2016.

Not only did Miniclip's game place in the top grossing charts in the US but it also placed on the top free games of the iPhone charts. The Washington Post reported that the game was the 7th top free iPhone game in the US.

On December 31, 2016 it reached its highest ever position in the UK. The game earned the 8th spot on the charts. An increase in the number of downloads for the game has coincided with the rise in the positions of "8 Ball Pool" in both the UK and US top grossing charts.